Highlights the intellectual-property issues that will confront telecommunications networks, participating universities, and other programming contributors who produce and distribute educational programming via telecommunications. Suggests measures that can help shield these entities from copyright liability. (MLF)

Considers the demands the National Information Infrastructure will place on United States copyright law. Briefly reviews current copyright laws, then summarizes those areas that will be subject to the closest scrutiny in the process of adapting these laws to the future of telecommunications. (MLF)