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Copyright Basics

Classroom Exception

The four requirements you must meet to show/use a copyrighted work are: 

  1. Use in an classroom setting
  2. Must be a non-profit educational institution
  3. Applies only to an in-person setting
  4. Must be a legally produced version of the work- no copies or bootlegs

 17 Section 110 (1) is specific to meeting these qualifications for use. 

For more detail see: 

For teaching online, please refer to the section in this guide about the TEACH act