I need to conduct lessons remotely in a virtual environment, are there any special rules for this?
Answer
While teaching in class allows lecturers to use a wide variety of copyrighted material, it is not entirely clear what is permitted for virtual/remote lessons. Please consider the following points when conducting lessons remotely.
- Only use content for purposes education and instruction.
- Only use the material that you need (extracts etc.), ensuring it gets taken down/archived when it is no longer required.
- Ensure the lesson/recording is password protected and not downloadable.
- Instruct students to only watch/access the material at home or in private.
- Do Not teach lessons over YouTube or social media.
Assume that any special Copyright Rules and dispensations that were allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns no longer apply.
Also make sure the following warning is attached to any recorded lessons that have been placed online.
Warning notice for recorded lessons 
This video/recording has been made available to you in accordance with the educational use provisions in the Copyright Act for you to view only. No further copies or sharing of the video recording/recording should be made outside of class as the material in the recording may be the subject of copyright protection. Do not remove this notice. [insert date recording was made available for students to access].
Further information about lessons in an online environment see the link below to Smartcopying's Remote and Digital Learning page.