Copyright and Fair Use
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Hints for Fair Use and Multimedia
You can use small portions of multimedia (including electronic) copyrighted works in academic projects,
such use must be directly related to classroom activities.
Material may be used for up to two years, students have longer if part of a portfolio for employment purposes.
Up to 10% or 3 minutes of motion media may be used.
Up to 10% or 1,000 words of text can be used.
Up to 10% or no more than 30 seconds of music can be used.
No more than 5 images by an artist, or 10% or 15 images of a book.
Up to 10% or 2500 fields of a database.
Limited copies can be made, no more than two.
On all downloaded internet material, copyright info must be displayed clearly.
Multimedia Fair Use
Hints for Fair Use and Audio-Visual
Materials used on campus must be shown in a manner directly related to a class, whether individually or to a group.
Only students or educators may view or show.
Such showing cannot be for entertainment or even general intellectual purposes without permission.
Video tapes/DVD can be viewed in library if part of classroom assignment.
Video tapes/DVD can be loaned by library to campus users for classroom related purposes.
Videotaped recordings of broadcasts can only be kept for 45 days.
PBS recordings can be kept for 7 days only.
Copies of audiovisual materials can only be made to replace those that are lost or damaged and are archival copies.
Audio-Visual Fair Use