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User Services : Faculty
Services: Copyright-Print Materials |
| Photocopying
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- Single copies of most short works would not be
considered copyright infringement.
- Avoid repeated copies of the same material from
semester to semester or copying from unpublished works.
- Permission must be obtained to duplicate out of
print materials if they are used from semester to semester.
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- Single copies of an entire article, book chapter or poem may
be placed on reserve for one semester.
- Multiple copies of photocopied material must meet the "Fair
Use" provisions of Section 107 of the Title 17 U.S. Code.
A fair interpretation of fair use would be that the amount of
material is reasonable in relation to the total amount of material
assigned for one term of the course and the number of copies is
reasonable in light of the number of students enrolled in a course.
Generally, one photocopy per ten students of one chapter and/or
article would be reasonable for reserves, depending upon the number
of students enrolled in the course.
- The problem with photocopied material occurs when it is used
from semester to semester. The faculty member must provide written
permission for continued use from the copyright holder for photocopied
material to be placed on reserve beyond one semester.
- All photocopied material must contain a notice of copyright
compliance.
- Interlibrary loan materials or materials borrowed from other
libraries may not be placed on reserve.
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- Classroom or reserve use of photocopied material in multiple
courses or successive semesters would normally require advance
permission from the owner of the copyright.
- Duplication of consumable works such as standardized tests,
exercises and workbooks normally requires permission.
- Creation of anthologies as basic text material for a course
requires permission.
- If copies of consumable works or created anthologies are placed
on reserve, they would generally require permission from each
of the copyright owners.
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Sample Letter to Copyright Owner (Publisher)
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Material Permissions Department
Hypothetical Book Company
Address
City, State, Zip
Dear Sir or Madam:
I would like permission to copy the following for continued
use in my classes and/or to place such material on reserve
for use by my classes in future semesters.
Title: Hypothetical Book, Second Edition
Copyright: Hypothetical Book Co., 1978, 1992
Author: Mary Writer
Material to be duplicated: Chapters 7, 12, 22 (photocopy enclosed).
Number of copies: _____
Distribution: The material will be distributed to students
in my classes and they will pay only the cost of the photocopying
OR
Distribution: The material will be placed on reserve at the
library for use by students in my __ _________class each semester.
Type of reprint: Photocopy
Use: The chapter/article will be used as supplementary teaching
materials.
I have enclosed a self-addressed envelope for your convenience
in replying to the request.
Sincerely,
Faculty Member |
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Note: This listing is not all inclusive. For
further information, the following references may be helpful.
Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright, Fair
Use, and the Challenge for Universities. Chicago: The University
of Chicago Press, 1993.
Dukelow, Ruth H. The Library Copyright Guide.
Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, 1992.
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Edward's University