COPYRIGHT
RESTRICTIONS
FAIR USE GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA
from the Educational
Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines Development Committee, July 17,1996
Applicability
of These Guidelines
These
guidelines apply to the use, without permission, of portions of
lawfully acquired copyrighted works in educational multimedia projects
which are created by educators or students as part of a systematic
learning activity by nonprofit educational institutions.
By Students
Students
may incorporate portions of lawfully acquired copyrighted works
when producing their own educational multimedia projects for a
specific course.
Portion
Limitations
Portion
limitations mean the amount of a copyrighted work that can reasonably
be used in educational multimedia projects under these guidelines
regardless of the original medium from which the copy righted
works are taken.
Music,
Lyrics, and Music Video
Up
to 10%, but in no event more than 30 seconds, of the music and
lyrics from an individual musical work. Any alterations
to a musical work shall not change the basic melody or the fundamental
character of the work.
Motion
Media
Up
to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less.
Text
Material
Up
to 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less. An entire poem of less
than 250 words may be used, but no more than three poems by one
poet, or five poems by different poets from any anthology may
be used. For poems of greater length, 250 words may be used but
no more than three excerpts by a poet, or five excerpt by
different poets from a single anthology may be used.
Illustrations
and Photographs
Under
these guidelines a photograph or illustration may be used in its
entirety but no more than 5 images by an artist or photographer
may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as part of an educational
multimedia project. When using photographs and illustrations from
a published collective work, not more than 10% or 15 images, whichever
is less, may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as part of
an educational multimedia.
Notice
of Use Restrictions
Educators
and students are advised that they must include on the opening
screen of their multimedia program and any accompanying print
material a notice that certain materials are included under the
fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared
according to the multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted
from further use.
6.2 Attribution
and Acknowledgment
Educators and students are reminded to credit the sources and display
the copyright notice and copyright ownership information if this
is shown in the original source, for all works incorporated as part
of the educational multimedia projects prepared by educators and
students, including those prepared under fair use. Crediting the
source must adequately identify the source of the work, giving a
full bibliographic description where available (including author,
title, publisher, and place and date of publication).
The credit
and copyright notice information may be combined and shown in
a separate section of the educational multimedia project.
(Further explanation of how to give credit does say that copyright
information for images should be shown with the image.)
6.3
Notice of Use Restriction
Educators and students are advised that they must include on the
opening screen of their multimedia program and any accompanying
print material a notice that certain materials are included under
the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been
prepared according to the multimedia fair use guidelines and are
restricted from further use.
from: Nonlegislative Report of the
Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property Committee on
the Judiciary US House of Representatives
September 27, 1996 |