Is Use Covered By Exemption?

Even if the material you wish to use is protected by copyright and you do not have existing authorization to use the material, you may be exempt from needing permission under one of the following exemptions in higher education:

• Classroom Use Exemption
• TEACH Act

Classroom Use Exemption

You are free to perform or display any length or amount of a copyrighted work in your face-to-face Morton College classroom without seeking permission to do so if your use falls under the Classroom Use Exemption. The Classroom Use Exemption applies to:

• Instructors and students
• In a face-to-face classroom or other instructional setting
• At a nonprofit educational institution
• Performing or displaying works
• Of a legally obtained copy of the work
• When no copies are made or distributed

TEACH Act Exemption (Online Environment)

You are free to use copyrighted work in an online environment, such as your Blackboard course shell, without seeking permission to do so if your use falls under the TEACH Act. The TEACH Act applies only if ALL of the requirements below are met.