Copyright Guidelines for Students, from NCWiseOwl
Books, Magazines
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Poems
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- up to 1000 words
- no more than 10% of the book/article
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- up to 250 words
- entire poem, if less than 250 words
- maximum of 3 poems by the same poet
- maximum of 5 poems from a collection
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Video
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Photographs, Pictures, Drawings
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- 3 minutes or 10% of the entire video
- cannot alter video clip in any way
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- maximum of 5 graphics/photos from the same artist
- maximum of 15 images from the same collection
- images cannot be altered/changed/edited
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Music
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Give credit where credit's due
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- 30 seconds or 10% of sheet music
- 30 seconds or 10% of a recording
- cannot be changed in any major way
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- An opening scene of a presentation must indicate that it follows the "fair use" rules of the U.S. Copyright Law.
- Copyright information for all items must be included in a bibliography/Works Cited page.
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Still not sure how much of a copyrighted item you can use?
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Visit the Copyright and Schools website!
District Policy on Copyright Compliance here
Copyright and Fair Use Fundamentals here
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When creating a project, use one of these copyright-friendly resources instead:
blue = primary sources, copyright information
red = pictures in the public domain or open access
green = free, open access music