Copyright/Fair Use Online: Home/WLDC

1. Purpose of the Use
   • Materials should be used in class only for the purpose of serving the needs of specified educational programs.
2. Nature of the Work
   • Only those portions of the work relevant to the educational objectives of the course should be used in the classroom.
   • The law of fair use applies more narrowly to highly creative works; accordingly, avoid substantial excerpts from novels, short stories, poetry, modern art images, and other such materials.
   • Teachers should not distribute copies of "consumable" materials such as test forms and workbook pages that are meant to be used and repurchased.
3. Amount of the Work
   • Materials used in the classroom will generally be limited to brief works or brief excerpts from longer works. Examples: a single chapter from a book, an individual article from a journal, and individual news articles.
   • The amount of the work used should be related directly to the educational objectives of the class.
4. Effect of the Use on the Market for the Original
   • The teacher should consider whether the copying harms the market or sale of the copyrighted material.
   • Materials used in the class should include a citation to the original source of publication and a form of a copyright notice.
   • Teachers should consider whether materials are reasonably available and affordable for students to purchase - whether as a book, course pack, or other format.

Under the copyright act, section 102, the following is protected:

• Literature (includes online and print)
• Music and lyrics
• Drama
• Pantomime and dance
• Pictures, graphics, sculpture
• Films
• Sound recordings
• Architecture
• Software

The copyright trademark is no longer required.