Teacher’s Guide for Legal Use of Copyrighted Materials Dan, Kwa, Luke, Nathan EDL325- Spring 2009

Types of medium Print Nonprint

Print Book Newspaper Magazine Newsletter Poem Sheet music Chart, diagram, graph, or picture Main Menu

Nonprint Video/Audio tape DVD CD-ROM Computer Software Music recording Multimedia Photograph Illustration Painting Television program Internet Main Menu

Poem *only applies to poems less than 250 words, or to <251 word excerpt from a larger poem What you CAN do: -Make multiple copies for classroom use -Only one copy per student -Copies must be made only from legally acquired original What you CANNOT do: -Copy strictly as a substitute for buying -Copy from another copy Main Menu

Chart, Diagram, Graph, or Picture *only ONE of above per book or periodical What you CAN do: -Make multiple copies for classroom use -Only one copy per student -Copies must be made only from legally acquired original What you CANNOT do: -Substitute copying for buying -Copy from another copy Main Menu

Book What you CAN do: -Copy a single chapter -Excerpt must be less than 1000 words or 10% of entire work, whichever is less -Make multiple copies for classroom use What you CANNOT do: -Copy several chapters -Make a copy from another copy -Copy more than 1000 words or more than 10% of entire work, whichever is less Main Menu

Magazine, Newspaper, or Newsletter *applies to articles that are less than 2500 words What you CAN do: -Copy a single article -Make multiple copies for classroom use What you CANNOT do: -Copy several articles -Make a copy from another copy Main Menu

Sheet Music or Music Recording What you CAN do: -Make emergency copies for performance so long as copies are later purchased -Make multiple copies of excerpts for study or teaching, so long as excerpt does not constitute a performable unit -Edit purchased copies for simplification, so long as lyrics and character of work are not changed What you CANNOT do: -Make copies for performances -Make copies to create and anthology -Make copies to avoid purchasing Main Menu

Video/Audio on tape, DVD, or CD-ROM *applies to purchased or rented media What you CAN do: -Use in classroom without restrictions of length, percentage or multiple use -Copy for archival purposes or to replace lost, damaged, or stolen copies -Students may use up to 3 minutes or 10% of medium, whichever is less, in their academic multimedia work -Print out pages of reference from CD- ROM for study or teaching, so long as it constitutes less than 10% of entire medium What you CANNOT do: -Acquire the media in an illegitimate way -Use solely for “entertainment” or “reward” (must be instructional) -Use in academic multimedia work without full, proper citation Main Menu

Television program *applies only to broadcasted programs, and excludes cable or satellite programming. Cable or satellite programming requires special permission. What you CAN do: -May show in classroom if used for instructional purposes -Record a program in its entirety while “on-air” in the classroom -Record a program in its entirety at home for classroom use, but must be shown within 10 consecutive days What you CANNOT do: -Retain a copied program for more than 45 days -Show a program that was copied more than 10 consecutive days prior -Show a program for any reason other than instructional purposes (ie. “reward”, “entertainment”, etc.) Main Menu

Computer software *applies to purchased and licensed software What you CAN do: -Install at home and at school -Install on multiple machines -Copy into RAM if necessary to run the program -Copy for archival use to replace damaged, stolen, or lost copies -Distribute to users via a network -Borrow from library What you CANNOT do: -Use the software on multiple machines at the same time such that number of machines exceeds the number of licensed copies -Have more simultaneous users than exist number of licenses. (network licenses may be required for multiple users) -Circulate an archived copy Main Menu

Photograph, Illustration, or Painting What you CAN do: -Use/show single works in classroom in entirety, so long as no more than 5 images by an artist or photographer. -Use/show multiple works from a collection, so long as less than 15 images or 10% of entire work, whichever is less What you CANNOT do: -Show more than 5 single-work images from the same artist or photographer -Show more than 15 images or 10% of a collection, whichever is less Main Menu

Internet What you CAN do: -Download images, sound files, or video for student projects -Download public domain software What you CANNOT do: -Repost downloaded material to the web -Upload software to web for available downloading -Compile web material to create a new work Main Menu

Multimedia What you CAN do: -Create multimedia for classroom use from copyrighted works -Retain copies of student material for up to two years What you CANNOT do: -Use material with copyrighted works for displays, festivals, parent meetings or other public events -Retain copies of student material for a period longer than two years Main Menu

Bibliography Butler, R. P. (2004). Copyright for Teachers and Librarians (pp ). New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Davidson, H. (n.d.). Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers. Retrieved March 31, 2009, from Jefferson County Public Schools (2003, April). Copyright Guidelines. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from Main Menu