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Copyright Information for Students and Teachers

"Fair Use" rules are copyright rules for students and teachers. You may use the following without making a copyright violation: 
  • Music - 10% or 30 seconds 
  • Videos, etc. - 10% or 3 minutes
  • A photograph or illustration may be used in its entirety – no more than 5 images of an artist or photographer and no more than 10% or 15 images, whichever  is less from a collective work
  • Book - 10% or 1000 words 
  • Poem – entire poem may be used but no more than one poem by a poet or 5 poems from an anthology

Additional  Guidelines:
  • Students may incorporate portions of copyrighted materials when producing a project for a specific course. 
  • Students may perform and display their own projects and use them in their portfolio or use the project for job interviews or as supporting materials for application to graduate school.

*ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES! See our MLA page for help citing sources.*

Copyright Information for Teachers
 "Fair Use" rules are copyright rules for students and teachers. You may copy the following without making a copyright violation:
  • A chapter from a book (never the entire book). 
  • An article from a periodical or newspaper.
  • A short story, essay, or poem. One work is the norm whether it comes from an individual work or an anthology.
  • A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper. 
  • Poetry: Multiple copies of a poem of 250 words or less that exist on two pages or less or 250 words from a longer poem. 
  • Prose: Multiple copies of an article, story or essay that are 2,500 words or less or excerpts up to 1,000 words or 10 percent of the total work, whichever is less.
  • Illustrations: Multiple copies of a chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture contained in a book or periodical issue.

What Should Be Avoided? 
  • Making multiple copies of different works that could substitute for the purchase of books, publisher's reprints, or periodicals. 
  • Copying the same works from semester to semester.
  • Copying the same material for several different courses at the same or different institutions. 
  • Copying more than nine separate times in a single semester.

When is Permission Required? 
  • When you intend to use the materials for commercial purposes. 
  • When you want to use the materials repeatedly. 
  • When you want to use a work in its entirety and it is longer than 2,500 words.

Additional Guidelines:  
  • Faculty may include portions of copyrighted works when producing their own multimedia project for their teaching in support of curriculum-based instructional activities at educational institutions. 
  • Faculty may use their project for: 
    • assignments for student self-study 
    • for remote instruction provided the network is secure and is designed to prevent unlawful copying 
    • for conferences, presentations, or workshops 
    • for their professional portfolio

Additional Copyright Resoures
http://www.copyrightandschools.org/
http://users.mhc.edu/facultystaff/awalter/Brim%20site/
http://kathyschrock.net/pdf/copyright_schrock.pdf
http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/events/techforum/tx05/teachercopyright_chart.pdf
http://www.theedublogger.com/2012/02/09/the-educators-guide-to-copyright-fair-use-and-creative-commons/


Works Cited
"Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide
     Web."  University of Maryland University College. University of Maryland,
     2009. Web. 7 Dec. 2009.
"Copyright Information." Norcross High School. Norcross High School, 2005.  Web. 7 Dec. 2009. dit.

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