Teacher’s Guide for Legal Use of Copyrighted Materials

Dan, Kwa, Luke, NathanEDL325- Spring 2009

Types of medium

• Print• Nonprint

Print

• Book• Newspaper• Magazine• Newsletter• Poem• Sheet music• Chart, diagram, graph, or picture

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bibliography• Butler, R. P. (2004). Copyright for Teachers and Librarians (pp. 3-198). New

York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. • Davidson, H. (n.d.). Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers.

Retrieved March 31, 2009, from http://www.mediafestival.org/copyrightchart.html

• Jefferson County Public Schools (2003, April). Copyright Guidelines. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/library/copyright.html

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