Rhonda's+Response

// **Your boss/principal asks you to create a distance education/learning course in either a business or education setting. When you begin to outline your course, you realize there will be copyright issues you will encounter. What sort of issues might you face? How will you deal with them? Will any problems need you to request a copyright? If so, what?; if not, why?** //

Gasaway, L. (2010). Distance learning and copyright in the for-profit environment. //IPFrontline//. Retrieved April 13, 2010, from [] ​
 * The answer to this question depends on some part as to what entity you are creating the course for. Gasaway (1998) states, “Copyright law can create significant stumbling blocks for courses and programs offered via distance learning.” Teachers in a classroom have slightly more leeway, but distance learning creates new issues. A corporation (for-profit) has even more copyright issues to deal with. **
 * Non-profit educational organizations still have some exceptions, but for profit businesses usually have no leeway and have to seek permissions for material or have to hope that fair use guidelines will cover them. “Commercial entities that reproduce, transmit or display copyrighted works for a distance learning course will find it difficult to argue successfully that the activities are fair use, at least under two factors.” (Gasaway, 1998).  **
 * So when designing your course whether for profit or not, it would be best to seek permissions or you should have a good understanding of the fair use guidelines. If you are planning on using copyrighted works in a for-profit training then you should seek permission or license to use the materials.  ****  As always citations should always be included whether you are designing for either type of organization. But citations alone may not be enough.   **