What you need to know about using Printed

What you need to know about using Printed Materials in the Classroom

� The United States copyright law protects "original works of authorship, " fixed in a tangible medium including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

� Purpose and Nature of the use � The Nature of the Copyrighted Work � Amount of work used � Market effects of the use

� Poems � Articles, stories, essays � Excerpt from longer work � Chart, pictures, diagram, cartoons � Children’s books

� Poem less than 250 words; 250 -word excerpt of poem greater than 250 words � • Articles, stories, or essays less than 2, 500 words � • Excerpt from a longer work (10 percent of work or 1, 000 words, whichever is less) � • One chart, picture, diagram, or cartoon per book or periodical issue � • Two pages (maximum) from an illustrated work less than 2, 500 words, e. g. , a children’s book

� Copies may be made only from legally acquired originals � Only one copy allowed per student- Teachers may make copies in nine instances � Consumables such as workbooks may not be copied.

� Mrs. Smith wants to use Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” for an upcoming assignment. She only has one copy of the book so she plans to make a copy for each student to use. Is this ok?

� Mr. Roberts receives a new student in his class today. He does not have enough Language Arts workbooks so he decides that he will just make a copy of the workbook for the student. Is this ok?

� Mrs. Brown is teaching a poetry unit in class. He decides to make a copy of Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” for each of his students. Is this ok?

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