Section 30.04 of the Copyright Act permits educational institutions, instructors, and students to save, copy and share publicly available Internet materials, as well as perform and communicate that material to students or others within their education circle.
“Publicly available” materials are those posted online by content creators and copyright owners without any technological protection measures, such as a password, encryption system, or similar technology intended to limit access or distribution.
Routine classroom uses may be made of publicly available Internet materials, such as Incorporation of online text or images into homework assignments, performing music or plays online for peers, exchanging materials with instructors or peers, inclusion in course packs or re-posting a work on a restricted-access course website.
This users' right is not available:
• unless students and educators cite the source of the Internet materials they use
• if the publicly available Internet material is protected by a technological protection measure (a digital lock) that restricts access
• if the publicly available Internet material has a clearly visible notice (not merely a copyright symbol) prohibiting educational use
• if the educational user knows, or should have known, that the material was made available on the Internet without the consent of the copyright owner.
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