Advocacy
House Judiciary Committee Votes on TEACH Act
On July 17, 2002, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Technology Harmonization and Education Act (TEACH Act). If enacted, this legislation will make it easier for accredited nonprofit educational institutions to use copyrighted material for instruction without securing a copyright holder’s specific permission. The TEACH Act will allow distance-education providers to show portions of movies, plays, and dramatic works, and transmit nondramatic literary and musical works digitally.An identical bill passed the Senate in June 2001. President Bush reportedly supports the legislation and will sign it into law when it is presented to him.