The purpose of this session is to give you tools and strategies to become comfortable making basic decisions regarding materials usage and copyright considerations in the pursuit of language teaching and learning. There are many of the more traditional ways that copyright impacts our work: Public Performance Rights, conversion of “obsolete” materials, and duplication of language learning media. However, with the evolution of technology and the advent of the user as creator, we are facing many new situations where the law has not caught up with reality. The paradigm shift in publishing and distribution contributes to the confusing nature of this topic, leaving us with serious questions on how to deal with the online textbook, licensing, streaming media, and distance (as well as hybrid) education. In this session, the concepts presented will include: intent, protected rights, fair use, face-to-face teaching, “guidelines,” right of first sale, the Berne Convention, and will touch on issues around generative AI.