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Copyright Information
Copyright laws apply to electronic publishing as well as to print publishing.
Publishers must have permission to publish the information, graphics, or
photographs on their pages if they are not the author or creator. Electronic
publications are subject to the same college policies and standards as print
publications.
All copying in an educational institutional setting is based on the
Fair Use clause in Section
107 of the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976. This clause allows for multiple copies
for classroom use provided that this copying meets its criteria for brevity,
spontaneity, and cumulative effect. These criteria are:
- Brevity: a complete poem if less than 250 words or an excerpt of
not more than 250 words; a complete prose work of less than 2500 words or an
excerpt of not mo re than 1000 words, or 10% of the work, whichever is less,
but a minimum of 500 words;
- Spontaneity: the copying is at the inspiration of the individual
teacher and the decision to use the work is such that it is unreasonable to
expect a timely reply to a request for permission;
- Cumulative Effect: the copying is for only one course in the school
in which the copies are made; not more than one short poem or prose work or
more than two excerpts may be copied from the same author nor more than three
copies from the same collective work or periodical volume during one class
term; and there should be no more than nine instances of such multiple copying
for one course during one class term.
More information on U. S. copyright laws can be obtained from the following
Library of Congress sources on the Internet:
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