- The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act. The bill, which is identical to a Senate bill approved last year, would expand
the copyright exceptions available to schools for using protected content in instructional
activities. Under the terms of the bill, distance educators may transmit nondramatic literary
and musical works digitally, and show selected portions of dramatic works. F. James
Sensenbrenner Jr., the chair of the Judiciary Committee, had held up the legislation, hoping
to create new protections for databases at the same time. Under pressure to pass the TEACH
Act, and in light of the difficulty in passing a database bill, Sensenbrenner allowed the bill to
pass to the full House of Representatives. (Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 July 02 -
Edupage 18 July 02) For the complete story see:
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/07/2002071801t.htm