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Guidelines for Classroom
Copying of Books and Periodicals
[ These guidelines
reprinted below are adapted from the guidelines agreed to by the Authors
League of America and the Association of American Publishers, Inc. ]
I. Single
Copying for Teachers
A single
copy of the following may be made for an instructor at his/her request
for (a) scholarly research; (b) use in teaching; or (c) preparation to
teach a class:
- A chapter
from a book;
- An article
from a periodical or newspaper;
- A short
story, short essay, or short poem, whether or not in a collective work,
or
- A chart,
graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture from a book, periodical
or newspaper.
II. Multiple
Copies for Classroom Use
Multiple
copies (never to exceed more than one copy per student) may be made for
classroom use or discussion provided that:
The copying
falls within the definitions of brevity and spontaneity as defined below,
The copying meets the cumulative effect tests as defined below; and Each
copy includes a notice of copyright.
Definitions
Brevity
- Poetry:
(a) a complete poem if less than 250 words and if printed on not more
than two pages, or (b) from a longer poem, an excerpt of not more than
250 words.
- Prose:
(a) either a complete article, story or essay of less than 2,500 words,
or (b) an excerpt from any prose work of not more than 1,000 words or
10% of the work, whichever is less, but in any event a minimum of 500
words.
- Illustration:
One chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture per book or per
periodical issue.
- "Special
Works:" These are works of poetry, prose or poetic prose that may
combine text with illustrations, are usually intended for children,
and may be less than 2,500 words in their entirety. Despite the prose
guidelines, these works may not be copied in their entirety; an excerpt
no more than two published pages and not more than 10% of the words
found in the text may be copied.
Spontaneity
- The copying
is at the instance and inspiration of the individual teacher; and
- The inspiration
and decision to use the work and the moment of its use are so close
in time that maximum teaching effectiveness would be lost if one had
to wait for a reply to a request for permission.
Cumulative
effect
- The copying
is for only one course in the school;
- Not more
than one short poem, article, story, essay, or two excerpts may be copied
from the same author, no more than three from the same collective work
or periodical volume during one class term;
- There
should never be more than nine instances of such multiple copying for
one course during one class term;
- Exception:
the limitations in (2) and (3) above do not apply to current news periodicals,
newspapers, or the current news sections of other periodicals.
Prohibitions
to Copying
Not withstanding
any of the above uses, the following prohibitions always apply:
- Copying
cannot be used to create, replace or substitute for anthologies, compilations
or collection works; replacement or substitution occurs regardless of
whether the copies are accumulated or used separately.
- There
shall be no copying of or from works intended to be "consumable"
in the course of study or teaching. These include workbooks, exercises,
answer sheet, or standardized tests.
- Copying
shall not:
- substitute
for the purchase of books, reprints or periodicals;
- be
directed by higher authority than the instructor;
- be
repeated with respect to the same item by the same teacher from
term to term
- No charge
may be made to the student beyond the actual cost of photocopying.
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