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PHOTOCOPYING & COPYRIGHT

Public Domain:
Published before 1923
Facts (e.g. math tables)
U.S. Government Documents

Not Fair Use:
“Consumables” (workbooks, standardized tests, etc.)
Same item by the same teacher each term
Replacing textbooks/ creating anthologies

Illustrations/Photos/Graphics Guidelines
Single works: no more than 5 images by an artist
Collection: not more than 15 images or 10%, whichever is less
One graphic per book or periodical
Images cannot be altered

Four Tests of Fair Use:
Purpose and character
(Is it for commercial use or nonprofit educational?)
Nature of copyrighted work
(Factual? Creative? Out of print?)
Amount used
(Less is better, but entire works can be ok in certain situations—see guidelines.)
Market effect
(Would this harm the work’s potential market or value?)

For More Information
About copyright or requesting permission:
U.S. Copyright Office www.copyright.gov
Copyright Clearing House www.copyright.com
Creative Commons www.creativecommons.org
About teaching copyright:
www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery
www.copyrightfoundation.org
Bibliography sites:
www.bibme.org www.easybib.com

Guidelines:
Single Copies
Teaching/research/personal use
A chapter from a book
An article from a periodical
One chart, diagram, graph, cartoon, or picture per book or periodical issue

Guidelines:
Class Sets
No more than one copy per student.
Each copy must contain copyright notice.
Poems less than 250 words
Articles/stories/essays less than 2500 words
One chart/picture/diagram/graph/cartoon per book or periodical issue
2 pages in a picture book