Grinnell Curricular Technology

A startling development at UCLA - this practice is so widespread among many institutions that this could have huge repercussions. Hopefully, the effect will be modified copyright law, rather than severely restricted instructional practices.

Here are a few things I noticed in the article:

1 - They’re contending that it doesn’t fall under TEACH because the virtual space is not a face-to-face classroom, but Section 110 (2) exempts materials delivered over the network for instructor mediated activities. Section 110 (2) was put in place to allow distance learning, but the reality is that almost all classes with a physical space ALSO have a virtual space.

2 - The article mentions the video coming from DVDs, so is this mainly a DMCA issue or a TEACH issue?

3 - The article recognizes that film and video are used widely across the curriculum, with a large share of the use coming from foreign language faculty. This is something the DMCA exemptions so far have failed to recognize.

Interesting to see what will happen.

mike