How Does Copyright Affect What You Do?
Faculty: Classroom Photocopying
One of them is "The Guidelines for Classroom Copying in Not-for-Profit Educational Institutions with Respect to Books and Periodicals." Many schools base their photocopying policies on these guidelines which allow instructors to copy:
- 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.
The rest of these guidelines can be found in Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians.
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