1986 Policy and Guidelines on the Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials for Teaching and Research

Guidelines

I. Introduction

The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide direction on photocopying of copyrighted materials for teaching and research. Some kinds of works are not covered by copyright and therefore may be freely reproduced and distributed. Examples of such works are presented in Section II.

Under the "fair use" provision of the Copyright Act of 1976, you are permitted to photocopy and distribute portions of copyrighted works for educational use without securing permission from the owner or paying royalties. The law in this area is quite general, however, and it is important that certain conditions are met to insure that the copying does fall under this fair use exemption. Section III describes the explicit factors that you should take into consideration before reproducing and distributing copyrighted materials.

Situations may arise in which intended copying is not exempted under fair use. In such cases it is necessary to obtain written permission from the copyright owner before copying is done. Section IV explains some kinds of circumstances that require you to obtain permission. Instructions for securing permission are provided in Appendix 2 of these Guidelines. It is the policy of the University that users secure such permission whenever it is legally required.