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