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Part I - Introduction
| Part II - Limit Access | Part
III - Type of Work | Part IV - Notices
| PART V - Specifications for Streaming Media
Part I - Introduction
In compliance with the November 2002 federal Technology,
Education and Copyright Harmonization Act (H.R. 2215) the
following guidelines will be applied to electronic materials
placed within courseware maintained by the University of Illinois
at Springfield (UIS). In general, instructors should make
every effort to follow UIS campus copyright and fair use policies
in their online instruction.
Part II - Limit Access
a. Authentication
To comply with TEACH Act exemptions, the University of Illinois
at Springfield must demonstrate secure authentication technology
is being used to restrict access to copyrighted materials
placed within a course. When properly maintained, official
UIS courseware packages (such as Blackboard, Webct, and Webboard)
meet the requirements of the TEACH exemption. If instructors
wish to use other means of content presentation, it is their
responsibility to assure secure access to the material and
to authenticate users.
b. Current Enrollment
Access to copyrighted materials must be limited to students
currently enrolled in the class. Instructors are encouraged
to strictly maintain class rosters. Guest accounts, unregistered
students (due to drops, end of the semester or failure to
register), and unassigned, global access to course materials
must be avoided. Access to copyrighted materials by students
finishing incompletes needs to be carefully monitored.
c. Time Limits
Display of copyrighted works, including audio and video,
in the online classroom must be comparable to that found in
the on-campus classroom, normally a single class session.
Copyrighted electronic materials should be available for only
a prescribed time period. This can be achieved through careful
control of the content via password or time limits applied
to the hyperlink or folder access. It is recommended that
the presentation of electronic works be pre-stated in the
course syllabus to allow ample time for students to arrange
their schedules.
Displays must be limited to:
- Two multi-user showings or
- One time only viewing with controlled access.
No more than one make-up session, if necessary, should be
allowed.
d. Download Controls
Reasonable measures must be taken to prevent retention and/or
dissemination of electronic works for longer than the prescribed
time period, generally a single class session. Copyrighted
electronic materials such as text and graphics should be made
available in a format limiting printing and saving controls.
Copyrighted electronic materials such as video and audio should
be streamed to avoid the downloading and saving of the file.
Part III - Type of Work
Content is limited by fair use guidelines and copyright
policies.
In general:
The work must NOT be:
- part of a work marketed specifically for distributed learning.
- already available through alternative sources in a digital
format.February 12, 2008wfully made copies of works
covered by U.S. Copyright Laws.
- over the content limits rFebruary 12, 2008 Use standards).
The work must be:
- an integral part of the class session as determined by
the instructor.
- part of a systematic mediated instructional activity.
- directly related and of material assistance to the content
of the course.
Permitted works include:
- Performance of non-dramatic literary works.
- Performance of non-dramatic musical works.
- Performance of any other work, including dramatic works,
in reasonable and limited portions.
Part IV - Notices
General Policy Notice
Faculty should place the following notice prominently within
each course site.
"The materials on this course web site are only for
the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes
associated with this course and may not be retained or further
disseminated."
Library Placement of Copyright Notice
The following copyright notice will be supplied by the library
prior to student access of electronic material.
WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United
States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other
reproduction of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions
specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these
specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction
is not to be used for any purpose other than private study,
scholarship, or research. If electronic transmission of
reserve material is used for purposes in excess of what
constitutes "fair use", that user may be liable
for copyright infringement.
PART V - Specifications for Streaming
Media
In courses where streaming media will be part of the content,
students should be advised that their equipment should meet
certain specifications. (See Specifications
for Streaming Media)
Generally, students should be aware of the following aspects
of streaming:
- Traffic on the Internet can affect the download sync of
video and audio.
- Personal or institutional firewalls may interfere with
access of video or audio streams from UIS. Should this occur
students would need to view from another site or disable
firewall protection.
- Streaming demands additional system and network resources.
The ability to adequately receive streaming video is not
always available at public computing labs (libraries/schools).
Specifications for Streaming
Media
In courses where streaming media will be part of the content,
students should be advised that their equipment should meet
certain specifications.
Windows Operating Systems
- Windows Pentium II or better
- 64 MB of RAM
- 16 bit sound card or better
- quality speakers (laptop speakers, especially, vary so
much in quality)
- 800X600 monitor resolution
- Windows 98 or later
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
Mac
- Mac 0S 9 or later
- 128 MB RAM
- IE 5.1 or later
- Netscape Navigator 4.7
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