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Fair Use Table

Medium	Specifics	What You Can Do	The Fine Print
Printed Material (Short)	• Poem less than 250 words, but no more than 3 poems by 1 poet or 5 poems by different poets from an anthology • Excerpt of 250 words from a poem greater than 250 words, but no more than 3 excerpts by a poet or 5 excerpts by different poets from a single anthology • Articles, stories, or essays less than 2,500 words • Excerpt from a longer work (10% of work or 1,000 words, whichever is less--but a minimum of 500 words) • One chart, picture, diagram, graph, cartoon or picture per book or per periodical issue • Two pages (max) from an illustrated work less than 2,500 words (like children’s books)	• Teachers may make multiple copies for classroom use and incorporate into multimedia for teaching classes. • Students may incorporate text into multimedia projects.	• Copies may be made only from legally acquired originals. • Only one copy allowed per student. • Teachers may make copies in nine instances per class per term. • Usage must be "at the instance and inspiration of a single teacher," i.e., not a directive from the district. • Don't create anthologies. • "Consumables," such as workbooks, may not be copied.
Printed Material (archives)	• An entire work • Portions of a work • A work in which the existing format has become obsolete, e.g., a document stored on a Wang computer	• A librarian may make up to three copies "solely for the purpose of replacement of a copy that is damaged, deteriorating, lost, or stolen."	• Copies must contain copyright information. • Archiving rights are designed to allow libraries to share with other libraries one-of-a-kind and out-of-print books.
Illustrations and Photographs	• Photograph • Illustration • Collections of photographs • Collections of illustrations	• Single works may be used in their entirety, but no more than five images by a single artist or photographer may be used. • From a collection, not more than 15 images or 10 percent (whichever is less) may be used.	• Although older illustrations may be in the public domain and don't need permission to be used, sometimes they're part of a copyright collection. Copyright ownership information is available at www.loc.gov or www.mpa.org.
Numerical Data Sets	• Cell entries • Field entries	• Up to 10% of fields or cell entries, whichever is less, from a copyrighted database or data table may be used.
Video (for viewing)	• Videotapes (purchased) • Videotape (rented) • DVD • Laser Discs	• Teachers may use these materials in the classroom without restrictions of length, percentage, or multiple use. • Copies may be copied for archival purposes or to replace lost, damaged, or stolen copies.	The material must legitimately acquired (a legal copy). • Material must be used in a classroom or nonprofit environment "dedicated to face-to-face instruction". • The use should be instructional, not for entertainment or reward. • Copying OK only if replacements are unavailable at a fair price or in a viable format.
Video (for integration into multimedia or video projects)	• Videotapes • DVD • Laser Discs • QuickTime Movies • Encyclopedias (CD ROM	• Students "may use portions of lawfully acquired copyrighted works in their academic multimedia", defined as 10% or three minutes (whichever is less) of "motion media".	• The material must be legitimately acquired (a legal copy, not bootleg or home recording). • Copyright works included in multimedia projects must give proper attribution to copyright holder.
Music (for integration into multimedia or video projects	• Records • Cassette tapes • CDs • Audio clips on the Web	• Up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition may be reproduced, performed and displayed as part of a multimedia program produced by an educator or student for educational purposes.	• A maximum of 30 seconds per musical composition may be used. • Multimedia program must have an educational purpose. • Alterations should not change basic melody or fundamental character of the work.
Computer Software	• Software (purchased) • Software (licensed)	• Library may lend software to patrons. • Software may be installed on multiple machines, and distributed to users via a network. • Software may be installed at home and at school. • Libraries may make copies for archival use or to replace lost, damaged, or stolen copies if software is unavailable at a fair price or in a viable format.	• Only one machine at a time may use the program. • The number of simultaneous users must not exceed the number of licenses; and the number of machines being used must never exceed the number licensed. A network license may be required for multiple users. • Take aggressive action to monitor that copying is not taking place (unless for archival purposes).
Internet	• Internet connections • World Wide Web	• Images may be downloaded for student projects. • Sound files may be downloaded for use in projects (see portion restrictions above)	• Resources from the Web may not be reposted onto the Internet without permission. However, links to legitimate resources can be posted. • Any resources you download must have been legitimately acquired by the Web site.
Television	• Broadcast (e.g.,ABC,NBC, CBS, UPN, PBS, local television stations) • Cable (e.g., CNN,MTV, HBO) • Videotapes made of broadcast and cable TV programs	• Broadcasts or tapes made from broadcast may be used for instruction. • Cable channel programs may be used with permission. Many programs may be retained by teachers for years-- see Cable in the Classroom for details.	• Schools are allowed to retain broadcast tapes for a minimum of 10 school days. (Enlightened rights holders, such as PBS's ReadingRainbow, allow for much more.) • Cable programs are technically not covered by the same guidelines as broadcast television.
Film or Filmstrip	• 16 mm. films • Filmstrips	“Teachers may duplicate a single copy of a small portion…for teaching purposes.”	• These must be films or filmstrips that you own.

Taken from Classroom Copyright Chart by and . Additional information in the table and the rest of this section is from .