Work available through Internet
The Copyright Modernization Act, Section 30.04, allows educational institutions, for educational purposes, to reproduce, save, download and share publicly available materials that are on the Internet, under certain conditions.
Publicly available internet materials can be used in routine classroom activities, such as incorporating online text or images into assignments, exchanging materterials with instructors or peers, or reposting a work on a password protected course website, as long as:
- the website is not questionable or is not using 3rd party material without the copyright owner's consent.
- the content is not behind a password protected or otherwise restricted from public access.
- there is not a clearly visible posting on the website that prohibits educational use (and not merely the copyright symbol).
- you do not need to break or circumvent a digital lock to obtain a copy of the material.
- you provide proper citation for the work(s).
- the source; and
- name of author, performer, maker or broadcaster (if provided in the source)