Are images and text excerpts from electronic books permitted under copyright law for use in video recordings for teachers and participants of the respective course in online teaching?

According to Section 60a of the German Copyright Act (UrhG), up to 15 percent of a published work may be reproduced, distributed, made publicly available, or otherwise publicly reproduced for noncommercial purposes, such as illustrating teaching and instruction at educational institutions (such as universities). Illustrations, individual articles from specialist or scientific journals, and other minor works (25 pages for printed works, 6 pages for sheet music, 5 minutes for films and music) may be used in their entirety, as may out-of-print works.

It is important to note that this is only permitted for use by teachers and participants in the respective event. Although Section 60a UrhG covers digital formats, free access on the internet and general access within the institution are not permitted.