This report (May 1999) is the result of public hearings, interviews, research and expert advice. It looks at the application of copyright to distance education using digital technology.

It contains 6 sections:

1. overview of the nature of distance education today
2. current licensing practices in digital distance education, including problems and future trends
3. status of technologies relating to the delivery and protection of distance education materials
4. analyzes the application of current copyright law to digital distance education activities
5. prior initiatives addressing copyright and digital distance education
6. examines the question of whether the law should be changed, first summarizing the views of interested parties and then providing the Copyright Office's analysis and recommendations.

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