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What you can do |
Rationale/Defense |
What you can use |
How much you can use |
Restrictions & Conditions |
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Display in on-ground classes |
No restrictions |
No restrictions |
Must acquire materials legally and cite sources |
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Transmit or project through the internet or a screen in a session of an online course |
Anything except for digital educational works |
The amount normally used in an on-ground class |
Must acquire materials legally and cite sources |
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Transmit or project through the internet or a screen as part of an online course or to enhance the class Make copies for classroom use for on-ground courses Use in a multimedia or video project for an on-ground or online course |
Fair Use Doctrine and Guidelines |
Poetry |
Poetry: Complete poem totaling <250 words or may use 250 words from a longer poem of at least 2 pages Prose: Complete article, story, or essay totaling <2500 words or an excerpt no more than 1000 words or 10% from a longer work Illustrations and Photographs: -From a collection, a maximum of 15 images or 10 percent (whichever is less) may be used -Single works may be used in their entirety, but no more than five images by a single artist or photographer may be used -A single chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture book per work |
Must acquire materials legally and cite sources Use of copyrighted materials is subject to the Fair Use Test (see above). Use of the heart of the work is infringement. For distance learning: Technological measures must be in place to prevent unauthorized access or copying. For classroom copying: -only one copy per student -multiple copying is limited to nine instances per class per term -don’t create anthologies -don’t copy “consumables” like workbooks or exams |
