Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 337 § 337.524 — authorizes any use of instructional materials, or requires a publisher
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 337 ·
Oregon Code § 337.524·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
authorizes any use of instructional materials, or requires a publisher
to perform any act, that would constitute an infringement of copyright under
the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.
(2)
Notwithstanding ORS 337.511, 337.514, 337.517 or 337.521, a publisher is not
required to provide an electronic format of the instructional material pursuant
to ORS 337.517 if the publisher has commercially published or manufactured a
version of the product that is accessible to students with print disabilities,
or if the publisher has the capacity and offers to sell an electronic format of
the instructional material directly to the student in a timely manner at the
same cost as the commercially available material.
(3)
Notwithstanding ORS 337.511, 337.514, 337.517 or 337.521, a publisher is not
required to provide an electronic format of the instructional material pursuant
to ORS 337.517 if the publisher has not previously produced a digital version
of the fully edited and typeset instructional material, such as in the case of
a work produced through a method that does not require the creation of a
digital file.
(4) A
post-secondary education institution that has obtained an electronic format
from a publisher pursuant to ORS 337.517 may not duplicate the electronic
format, or specialized format produced therefrom, to enable use by one or more
additional students, or obtain the electronic format, or specialized format
produced therefrom, from another institution or particular campus of the
institution unless, for each additional student for whom a specialized format
is sought, the campus of the institution where the additional student is
enrolled provides the publisher with a written request as described in ORS
337.517. [2007 c.466 §5]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 337.524
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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