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Monday, March 24, 2003
Slow Start for Long-Awaited Easing of Copyright Restriction - DAN CARNEVALE, the Chronicle
Deborah K. Griggs used movie clips in her courses on communication, turning off the sound to show students what they could figure out from just watching the characters.... Now that Ms. Griggs teaches the same course online through University of Maryland University College, however, she skips the movie clips. Until recently, U.S. copyright law barred online courses from using such materials unless the copyright holder had given permission -- possibly after demanding a hefty royalty -- a step that isn't required for professors using such material in a traditional classroom setting.
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