The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age

• Author: William W. Fisher III
• Subject: Science and Technology
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• Abstract: This foundational white paper reports on a year-long study by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, examining the relationship between copyright law and education. In particular, we wanted to explore whether innovative educational uses of digital technology were hampered by the restrictions of copyright. We found that provisions of copyright law concerning the educational use of copyrighted material, as well as the business and institutional structures shaped by that law, are among the most important obstacles to realizing the potential of digital technology in education.

• Languages: English
• Content Types: Articles and Reports
• Content Topics: Intellectual Property

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