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Lan, Jiang; Dagley, Dave – Educational Technology Review, 1999
Focuses on legal problems related to copyright that might arise from teaching via the Internet. Discusses the basics of copyright law; owner's rights; subject matter of copyright; copyright requirements; infringement action and remedies; the fair-use doctrine; guidelines for classroom copying; two views about controls on the Internet; the White…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Copyrights, Distance Education, Downloading
Dagley, Dave; Lan, Jiang – Educational Technology Review, 1999
To provide information about potential legal problems that might arise from using and distributing instructional materials and designing activities for Internet-based instruction, this article analyzes court cases and decisions relating to course packets; illustrations and figures; learning activities; video, sound and graphic images; and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Copyrights
Download full textHelm, Virginia – 1984
The two interconnected problems of educational quality and piracy are described and analyzed in this book, which begins with an investigation of the accusations regarding the alleged dismal quality of educational software. The reality behind accusations of rampant piracy and the effect of piracy on the quality of educational software is examined…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Copyrights, Courseware, Guidelines
Helm, Virginia M. – 1984
Issues related to the illegal copying or piracy of educational software in the schools and its potential effect on quality software availability are discussed. Copyright violation is examined as a reason some software producers may be abandoning the school software market. An explanation of what the copyright allows and prohibits in terms of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Copyrights
Helm, Virginia M. – 1985
The 1980 Amendments (P.L. 95-517) to the updated Copyright Law of 1976 contain two major provisions pertaining to computers. First, only one copy of the master copy of a piece of software may be legally duplicated--the backup copy made by the owner for archival purposes. Second, the only other legal copy of the master copy owned by the user is…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Peer reviewedHollander, Patricia A. – Journal of College and University Law, 1984
Three categories of legal issues generated by computers on campus are examined: copyrights on programs developed by students, faculty, or staff; contracts in purchasing computers and torts concerning wrongful use; and the expectation that schools will respond to legal/ethical issues differently than commercial organizations. Suggestions for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Contracts, Copyrights
