Teacher+Resource+Page


 * ==**Medium**== ||= = What you can do = ||
 * ====**Print:**====

Two pages (maximum) from an illustrated work less than 2,500 words
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Students: may incorporate text into projects.
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 * ====**Visual Pieces:**====

collections of illustrations
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For use as outlined above.
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 * ====**Video:**====

Video clips from the Internet
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Students may use portions of lawfully acquired copyright works in their academic multimedia (defined as 10 percent or three minutes (whichever is less) of "motion media"
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 * ====**Music:**====

Audio clips on the Web
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Up to 10 percent of a copyright musical composition may be reproduced, performed, and displayed as part of a multimedia program produced by an educator or students.
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 * ====**Computer Software:**==== || The number of simultaneous users must not exceed the number of licenses. Libraries may lend software and make copies for archival use. Action should be taken to ensure copying of software is only done for archival purposes. ||

**Internet:**
|| Images, sound files, and video may be downloaded for use in multimedia projects according to guidelines above. Posting student or teacher material to the Internet is covered by the TEACH Act. It can be done with controls so that it can only be accessed by students in that course. ||

**Television:**
|| Broadcasts may be used or taped for instruction. Captured video may be retained for a minimum of ten days. Many educational programs allow much more than this. Cable channels follow different guidelines. (see www.ciconline.org) ||

** OTHER IMPORTANT INFO: **

 * ==== Copyright material designed for use in the classroom must be used as intended. Consumable print materials are not for copying. ====
 * ==== Copyright covers reproduction, derivative works, distribution, transfer of ownership, public performance and public display. Fair Use limits rights given under copyright. ====
 * ==== Fair Use: Section 107 limits exclusive rights for: Criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, research ====

** Guidelines for Educational Fair Use: **

 * ==== Must be legitimately acquired. ====
 * Must give citation.
 * “Instance and Inspiration of a single teacher”- not to be included in curriculum without getting permission from copyright holder

** Four factors to determine fair use: **

 * ==== Purpose and character of the use: What are you using it for? ====
 * ==== Nature of the work: What was the purpose of the original work? ====
 * ==== Amount and substance of the work: How much and what part of the work did you use? ====
 * ==== Effect on the market: Are you diminishing the market value of the work? ====

**Educational Fair Use does not apply to reward or entertainment purposes- need to go through regular commercial licensing for use of media for this**.
Posting of media to the Internet for class use should be done as an extension of classroom learning and be viewable for students in the class only.

Creative Commons and Public Domain materials offer more options for use. Public Domain material may be used in any way. Creative Commons has different levels of copyright, generally material can be used for Internet posting as long as citation is made.

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