REGARDING CLASSROOM USE OF MATERIALS
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An educator may copy:
| An educator may not copy:
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· One chapter from a book
· A newspaper or periodical article
· A poem less than 250 words; for longer poems a 250 word except may be copied
· Excerpts from music or literature that make up less than 10% of the entire work
· Prose less than 2500 words; for longer prose excerpts of 1000 words or 10%, whichever is less
· A chart, illustration or picture from a book or periodical (multiple copies permitted)
| · Make copies of consumable works (e.g. workbook pages)
· Create anthologies of varied works or copy the same works for multiple semesters or years
· Make copies of articles from the same newspaper from week to week
· Copy the same work more than nine times in a single semester
· Use copyrighted work for commercial purposes
· Copy a special work in its entirety
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REGARDING RECORDED TELEVISION PROGRAMS
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An educator may show a recorded television program if:
| An educator may not:
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· The show was originally broadcast to the general public
· The showing takes place within the first 10 consecutive school days after the recording is made
· The educator destroys the videotape 45 days after the tape is made
| · Alter the tape of the original
· Use the tape between the 19th and 45th days for anything other than teacher-evaluation purposes
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REGARDING EDUCATIONAL USE OF MUSIC
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An educator may create and use:
| An educator may not:
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· Multiple copies of sheet music for an imminent performance to replace purchased copies that are not available
· Excerpts of a work used for academic purposes that make up no more than 10% of the original work
· A single copy of a sound recording of copyrighted music for creating music exercises
· A single recording of a student performance for evaluation or rehearsal purposes
| · Copy to create, replace or substitute for collective works
· Copy for the purpose of a performance (unless it is an emergency)
· Copy as a substitute for purchase
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REGARDING WEBSITE CONTENT
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An educator may:
| An educator may not:
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· Post his/her own work or a student’s original text, artwork or graphics
· Post any material for which they have acquired a license
· Use any text or picture that is clearly designated ‘public domain’ or ‘available for free use’
· Create a hyperlink on a website to another website’s main page
| · Use any text or picture that the educator knows is copyright protected and is not ’public domain’ or ‘available for free use’
· Create a hyperlink that displays information from another website inside a frame on the educator’s website
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REGARDING THE USE OF SOFTWARE
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An educator may:
| An educator may not:
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· Make one back-up of software
| · Load software on more than one computer if the license does not permit multiple copying
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An educator should always credit the author of the work whether it is him/herself, a student or a third party.
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