The TEACH Act is supposed(!) to govern the distribution of copyrighted materials in online educational settings (but is considered by many to be a broken piece of legislation because of its vagueness). This, however, is a pretty good summary of the TEACH Act with some good guidelines: https://ogc.yale.edu/ogc/teach-act-guidelines Khalil El-Bathy Manager Technology, Literacy & Career Center Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 313-481-1363 ________________________________ From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Jessica Himstedt via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 3:50 PM To: michlib-l@mcls.org <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] CANVAS and book chapters? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Detroit Public Library. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. This is the first time this has come up for us, but does anyone know if it is copyright infringement to upload one chapter of a book into Canvas? I haven't done copyright in a long time! Jessica Himstedt, MLIS Librarian - Acquisitions/Cataloging Mott Community College Library 1401 E. Court Street Flint, MI 48503 810.762.5649 jessica.himst<mailto:jessica.himstedt@mcc.edu>edt@mcc.edu<mailto:jessica.himstedt@mcc.edu> [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yJXGwbD_Rx48uDHOeSh2w6LJ-aH...] [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yveVUlvtYqS6UvxPghHgYH11Te9...] [https://www.mcc.edu/_resources/images/email-signature.jpg] The mission of Mott Community College is to provide high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services that cultivate student success and individual development and improve the overall quality of life in a multicultural community.