Copyright & Fair Use

Images

Picture of girl with camera

Medium

  • Photograph
  • Illustration
  • Collection of photos
  • Collection of illustrations

What you can do...

  • All images used in presentations must be cited
  • You may use up to 5 images by an artist or photographer
  • From a collection, you may use up to 15 images or 10% of the collection, whichever is less

Text

Picture of open book

Medium

  • Text from a website
  • Up to 250 words from a poem
  • Articles, stories, or essays less than 2,500 words
  • Up to 10% of longer work (or 1,000 words, whichever is less.
  • One chart, picture, diagram, or cartoon per book or periodical
  • Up to 2 pages from an illustrated work less than 2,500 words (ex. picture book)

What you can do...

  • Teachers may make multiple copies for classroom use
  • Teachers may use text in multimedia for teaching courses
  • Students may use text in multimedia projects
  • All text must be properly cited whether it is directly quoted or paraphrased

Music

Music Note

Medium

  • Music
    • From web
    • CD's
    • Music Library
  • Sound clips
  • Podcasts

What you can do...

  • You can use up to 10% of a song or audio clip in a presentation
  • You may not use more than 30 seconds of a song or audio clip in a presentation
  • All audio clips used in a presentation must be cited

Video

Film Strip Image

Medium

  • Online Videos
  • DVD
  • Videotape

What you can do...

  • Teachers may use these in the classroom without restriction on length, %, etc.
  • Students may use up to 10% or 3 minutes (whichever is less) in a multimedia project
  • All videos must be cited properly

Modified From Hall Davidson