D UPLICATION OF C OPYRIGHTED M ATERIALS FOR T EACHING OR C LASSROOM D ISCUSSION Printed Materials A single copy may be made of the following copyrighted materials by or for an instructor, at his or her individual request, for his or her scholarly research or use in teaching or preparation to teach a class: 1. A chapter from a book 2. An article from a periodical or newspaper 3. A short story, short essay or short poem, whether or not from a collective work 4. A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture from a book, periodical or newspaper Multiple copies of copyrighted works, not exceeding more than one (1) per registered student, may be made for classroom use or discussion if the copying meets the tests of “brevity, spontaneity and cumulative effect” as set forth below. Each copy distributed within the class must include a Notice of Copyright. In most cases, the title page of the work being copied will include the Notice of Copyright. In any case, the Notice of Copyright should include, at a minimum, the year of publication, the name of the copyright owner and any acknowledgements of other copyrighted material used in the work. 1. Brevity: a. Poetry: A complete poem, if less than 250 words and two (2) pages long, may be copied; excerpts from longer poems should not exceed 250 words. b. Prose: Complete articles, stories or essays of less than 2500 words or excerpts from prose works not more than 1000 words or ten percent (10%) of the work, whichever is less, may be copied; in any event, the minimum is 500 words (the numerical limits described in this subsection and in subsection (a) may be expanded to permit the completion of an unfinished line of a poem or prose paragraph). c. Illustrations: One chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture per book or periodical issue may be copied. d. “Special” works: Certain works in poetry, prose or in “poetic prose” combine language with illustrations (e.g. children’s books) but fall short of the 2500 word limit described in subsection (b) above. These special works generally cannot be copied in their entirety; however, an excerpt comprising not more than two (2) pages of the published text and containing not more than 10% of the words in the text may be reproduced. 2. Spontaneity: The decision to use the work should be at the instance and inspiration of the individual instructor, and so close in time to its actual use that it would be unreasonable to expect a timely reply to a request for permission. 3. Cumulative Effect: a. The copied material will only be used for one (1) course in the school at which copies are made.
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