Question: Is everything fair use for instructors?
Answer: No, there are specific guidelines that instructors must follow.
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ALLOWED TO COPY/USE
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NOT ALLOWED TO
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- A single chapter from a book (for teachers)
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- Make multiple copies of different works as a substitute for the purchase of books or periodicals
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- An excerpt from a work that combines language and illustrations, such as a children's book, not exceeding two pages or 10 percent of the work (whichever is less)
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- Copy the same works for more than one semester, class, or course
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- A poem of 250 words or less or up to 250 words of a longer poem
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- Copy the same work more than nine times in a single semester
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- An article, short story, or essay of 2,500 words or less, or excerpts of up to 1,000 words or 10 percent of a longer work (whichever is less)
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- Use copyrighted work for commercial purposes
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- A single chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper.
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- Use copyrighted work without attributing the author.
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Source: U.S. Copyright Office
