Week 11 - Legal Matters

In reading about about accessibility, the TEACH Act, and learning about the legal matters from a speaker in our AHE 602/644 class. I must say these are sensitive issues but important ones for the public to know and be aware of these issues.

• Accessibility - I like how the website explains this subject and not only being limited to those that are handicap/disabilities
• The TEACH Act - the checklist that guides users to comply with rules and regulations of legal property using internet
• Fair use -  the speaker from Dr. Major's course explaining that the use of intellectual property is tricky and you have to treat each case differently.  The guest speaker did a great job of explaining the fair use guidelines and providing concrete examples uses various scenarios and actual legal cases.

The legal aspect is improtant for the public to understand and the guidelines when it comes to intellectual property. The explanations of patents to copyright is valuable in the business world as well as the higher education realm where students/professors must know the boundaries and know how they are protected in this particular arena.