Copyright Guidelines
 

  Multiple copies for classroom/instructional purposes:

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  complete poem less than 250 words
  (not more than 2 pages)

using/making multiple copies of same material
semester after semester

  excerpt from long poem not to exceed
  250 words

creating "anthologies"      

  article, story, or essay less than
  2,500 words

copying workbooks and other works mean to
be used once by one student

  excerpt (from above) less than 1,000
  words or 10% of total, whichever is less

copying shall not be directed by higher authority

  one chart, graph, diagram, picture,
  or non-syndicated, non-copyrighted
  cartoon per book or periodical

copying more than one or two excerpts from
a single author during one class term 

  works combining prose, poetry, etc.,
  less than 10% of whole

  IF.....

  copying is for one course only

  insufficient time to request permission

  one work from a single author

  less than 3 authors from collective work

  9 or less instances of multiple copying
  per term

  copying not used to create or replace
  anthologies

  same copying not repeated next term

  students not charged beyond
  photocopying fees

 
  classroom quantities of current news
  articles if individual articles not
  copyrighted

  All multiple copying must be at the
  inspiration of the individual teacher and 
  the decision to use the material so close
  to the date needed for instruction as to
  preclude securing copyright permission
  from the copyright holder

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  one illustration per book

copying "just" the text from a big book or picture book

  less than 10% of text per book

making an audio-tape of someone narrating a big book or picture book

  Note: Occasionally publishers of big
  books have given the District permission
  to copy that exceeds the normal fair use
  guidelines. Any letters granting additional
  permission will be kept on file by the
  library information specialist.

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  creating slide sets from books,
  magazines, etc., as long as only one per
  source used

copying audio tapes or video tapes for archival or backup purposes

  making one overhead transparency of
  one page of one workbook

reproducing musical works or converting from one form to another (record to cassette)

  converting a damaged filmstrip to
  a slide set, keeping same order minus
  damaged frames

copying any audiovisual work in its entirety (except off-air taping)

  enlarging a map with an opaque projector
  for tracing but not duplicating color
  scheme, symbols, etc.

converting from one medium format to
another

  copying non-dramatic literary, audiovisual
  works for use by blind or deaf individuals

recording the text of a book or textbook
onto an audiocassette

  Music:

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED        

  emergency copies for performance
  provided copies are later purchased

copying from consumables such as workbooks, exercises, etc.       

  for study or teaching, single or multiple
  copies of excerpts

copying for performances        

  IF.....

copying to create anthologies        

  excerpts do not constitute a performable
  unit such as a movement or aria

copying to avoid purchasing        

  editing purchased copies for
  simplification

copying but excluding copyright notice       

  IF.....

  character of work is not changed

   lyrics are not changed

  single copy of performances by students
  made for evaluation or rehearsal purposes

  copy of recording for purposes of aural
  testing

  portion of commercial music played as
  background in student media production

  Video (Educational/Instructional OFF-AIR Taping):

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED      

  may record program OFF-AIR

videotaping in anticipation of requests      

  IF.....

retaining a program longer than 45 days       

  program is used for instructional
  purposes, or face-to-face teaching, not for
  entertainment or filler

showing a program after ten days

  program is requested by a teacher

showing for motivation, filler, or entertainment
purposes

  program is shown once and repeated
  once per class by individual teacher
  during first 10 consecutive school days
  after broadcast

taping a program at home, using in the class-room, and subsequently retaining in personal collection

  program is not retained beyond 45
  calendar days

  program is recorded in its entirety (need
  not be used in its entirety)

  after first 10 consecutive school days,
  program is used only for evaluation by
  teacher

  Video (OFF-AIR Taping at Home): 

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  may tape program at home and bring to
  school to use but all educational
  guidelines must be followed

individual who taped program may not retain it

  may show "home" tape if above criteria
  are followed and if tape legally made

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  may tape programs being simultaneously
  broadcast (see OFF-AIR educational/
  instructional guidelines)

may not tape programs not being broadcast
simultaneously (CNN, Discovery, Disney,
HBO, etc.) unless prior approval or license
obtained from cable network

  may probably show videos or motion
  pictures via cable within a building as
  long as programs are used in face-to-face
  teaching and are of an instructional
  nature

may not show programs of a musical, dramatic, or entertainment nature

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  showing purchased or rented videotape
  for curriculum-supported, face-to-face
  teaching activities

showing purchased or rented videotape for entertainment, rewards, rainy days, filler, or non-instructional purposes

  Video (Satellite Transmissions):

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  copying satellite transmission for use as
  part of a systematic instructional activity
  and not a dramatic or musical work

copies of motion pictures, other AV works, choreographic works and pantomimes

  making and using 30 copies of a
  transmission if they are destroyed after
  seven years of transmission, retaining
  one copy for archival purposes if desired

copies of broadcasts that are of a "general
cultural nature" or intended for transmission
as part of an information storage and
retrieval system

  copying foreign language programs

  musical works may be copied only if a
  public broadcasting entity (non-
  commercial educational broadcast
  station) has transmitted them and if the
  tapes are destroyed within seven days
  after transmission

  Software:

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  copying into RAM if copying is necessary
  to use the program

circulation of archival copy

  one copy for archival purposes

"networking" software without license or permission

  probably may make a 3.5" disk from a 5
  1/4" disk if the 5 1/4" disk is considered
  the archival copy

loading a single copy of a software program
onto several computers for simultaneous use

  back up copies of hard drives as long as
  they are not used to run another drive

making copies of copyrighted software for student use

  library lending of public domain software

  Databases:

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  may download searches

downloaded searches should not be retained

downloaded material may not be used to create a derivative work

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  May print out pages of reference or other
  works for study or teaching

printing out large section of work

  Musicals, Dramatic, and Non-Dramatic Performances:

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  school chorus performance open to the
  public

School drama club performing copyrighted
play broadcast over cable to classes

recording of choral or instrumental concerts
and then giving or selling recording to parents

  Multimedia:

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  teacher or student-developed multimedia
  program of copyrighted programs for use
  in classroom only

teacher or student-developed multimedia program of copyrighted works for use in displays, festivals, parent meetings or other public events

  Internet:

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

  downloading public domain software

uploading copyrighted software to Internet
for downloading

collecting materials off the Internet and
compiling into a new work

  Digital:

  PERMITTED

NOT PERMITTED

digitizing a copyrighted slide collection

scanning copyrighted materials (magazine
photograph, cartoon illustration, etc.) for
school newspaper