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The Internet has made the accessibility of knowledge both instantaneous and global. The professor who teaches online must be aware of the legal issues created by digital technology. The scope of the Fair Use Doctrine in the U.S. Copyright Law is under debate by educators and copyright owners. Educators advocate amending the scope of works available for distance learning, under the Fair Use principle, to include the same range of exclusions allowed in face to face classrooms such as: audiovisual works, movies and videos. While copyright owners advocate licensing of materials, educators feel that licensing procedures and costs need to be geared to the needs and ability to pay of the educational institution, otherwise their distance learning students will not have access to the same materials as those who sit in the classroom.
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D'Amico Juettner, D., Girasa, R.J. Copyright Issues for the Distance Learning Professor. International Journal of Value-Based Management 14, 109–130 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011158613992
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011158613992