March 30, 2001

Educators Praise Bill to Ease Copyright Restrictions

By DAN CARNEVALE

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this month, university officials praised a bill that would ease the use of copyrighted material in online instruction. They said the legislation would put distance courses on the same legal footing as traditional instruction.

But an official of a publishers organization voiced opposition, saying the bill would not block the misuse of copyrighted works.

The pending Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act follows the

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