366 Exhibit A Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers

Teachers in the classroom make the decisions closest to the field of instruction and it is teachers that have been the given greatest rights---rights that even their districts do not have. This Copyright Chart was designed to inform teachers of what they may do under the law. Please reproduce it as necessary. A pdf form of the chart is available at http://www.halldavidson.com/copyrightTEACH.pdf

CLASSROOM COPYRIGHT CHART

Medium Printed Material

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Poem less than 250 words Excerpt of 250 words from a poem greater than 250 words One copy per student. Usage must be: At the "instance and inspiration of a Articles, stories, or essays less than single teacher" and when the time frame 2,500 words doesn't allow enough time for asking Teachers may make multiple copies permission. Nine instances per class per Excerpt from a longer work (10% for classroom use. term (newspapers can be used more often). of work or 1,000 words, whichever Students may incorporate text in Don't create anthologies. "Consumables" is less--but a minimum of 500 multimedia projects. Teachers may can't be copied. Copying can't be substitute words) incorporate text into multimedia for for buying. Copies may be made only One chart, picture, diagram, graph, teaching courses. from legally acquired originals. cartoon or picture per book or per Teachers may keep multimedia for two periodical issue years, after that permission is required. Two pages (max) from an Students may keep in portfolio for life. illustrated work less than 2,500 words (like childrens books) Portions of a work An entire work A librarian may make up to three copies "solely for the purpose A work if "the existing format in of replacement of a copy that is which a work is stored has become damaged, deteriorating, lost or stolen" obsolete" The library must first determine that after "reasonable investigation that copy...cannot be obtained at a fair price" or that the format is obsolete.

Video

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Videotapes (purchased) Videotape (rented) DVD Laser Discs

The material must legitimately acquired. Teachers may use these materials in It must be used in a classroom or the classroom without restrictions similar place "dedicated to face-toof length, percentage, or multiple face instruction". Not for use as entertainment or reward. The use should use be instructional. The place should be a May be copied for archival non-profit educational institution. purposes or to replace lost, If replacements are unavailable at a fair damaged, or stolen copies. price or are available only in obsolete formats (e.g., betamax videos). What You Can Do Students "may use portions of lawfully acquired copyrighted works in their academic multimedia", defined as 10% or three minutes (whichever is less) of "motion media" What You Can Do The Fine Print

Video ("Motion Media") for Use in Multimedia Projects

Videotapes DVD Laser Discs QuickTime Movies Encyclopedias (CD ROM)

"Proper attribution and credit must be noted for all copyrighted works included in multimedia, including those prepared under fair use."Tina Ivany, UC San Diego 12/
08/95

Video for Integration into Video Projects

The Fine Print

Videotapes DVD Laser Discs QuickTime Movies Encyclopedias (CD ROM) Illustrations and Photographs What You Can Do The Fine Print Students "may use portions of lawfully acquired copyrighted works in their academic multimedia" The material must be legitimately acquired (a legal copy, not bootleg or home recording).

Photograph Illustration Collections of photographs Collections of illustrations

Single works may be used in their entirety but not more than 5 images Older illustrations may be in the public by an artist or photographer. From a domain, but the collection may be collection, not more than 15 images copyrighted. or 10%, whichever is less. What You Can Do The Fine Print

Music for Integration into Multimedia / Video Projects

Music

Up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition may be reproduced, performed and displayed as part of Authorities cite a maximum length of 30 a multimedia program produced seconds. by an educator or student for educational purposes. What You Can Do The Fine Print Software may be lent by the library. Take aggressive action to monitor that Software may be installed at copying is not taking place (for retention). home and at school. Only one machine at a time may use the Software may be installed on program. multiple machines. The number of machines being used must Software may be copied for never exceed the number of licensed. archival use to replace lost, If unavailable at fair price or is an damaged, stolen, copies. obsolete format. Software can be distributed to users The number of simultaneous users must via a network. not exceed the number of licenses. A Librarians may make archival network license may be required for copies. multiple users. What You Can Do The Fine Print

Computer Software

Software purchased Software licensed

Internet

 Internet connections World Wide Web

Images may be downloaded for student projects. Sound files may be downloaded for use in projects (see portion restrictions above) Video may be used in multimedia projects What You Can Do Broadcasts or tapes made from broadcasts may be used for instruction. Cable channel programs may be used with permission. Many programs may be retained for years --depending on the program. For reference, use Cable in the Classroom. What You Can Do "Teachers may duplicate a single copy of a small portion...for teaching purposes"

Resources from the web may not be reposted onto the Internet without permission. Links to legitimate resources can be posted. Downloaded resources must be legitimately acquired by the website.

Television / Cable Channels

The Fine Print To retain tapes, minimum rights allow for 10 school days. Enlightened rights holders often allow for much more. PBS series Reading Rainbow offers three year retention rights, for example. If you like it enough to keep it more than three years, buy it! The guidelines for television programs were defined by Congress before cable television was a factor. Cable programs are not technically covered by the same guidelines as broadcast television. The Fine Print These must be films or filmstrips that you own.

Broadcast (e.g.,ABC,NBC, CBS, UPN, PBS, local television stations) Tapes made from broadcast CNN MTV HBO (etc.) Tapes made from cable. Film or Filmstrip

16 millimeter films filmstrips

Revised: April 23, 2012

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