Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons
Rules for Printed Materials (Compliance Director)
You may make:
1 copy of a chapter
1 copy of an article from a magazine or newspaper
1 copy of a short story, essay, poem, etc.
1 copy of a chart, graph, diagram, etc.
You may copy:
Complete poem that is less than 250 words
Excerpts of 250 words from longer poems
Complete article, story, or essay that is less than 2500 words
Excerpt of 1000 words or 10% of larger work
One chart, graph, diagram, cartoon, or picture per book or magazine
Quantity Limits for Presentations:
Videos and animations (10% or 3 minutes)
Text (10% or 1000 words)
Music, lyrics, etc. (10%)
Illustrations, cartoons, & photographs (no more than 5 from a single artist)