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Happy New Year! A quick copyright question to those who know more than I. My principal = will be teaching a grad course in the upcoming weeks. He wants to copy some chapters from a textbook (not required for the class) to be used by = those in class. Is this legal? Does this fall under the "fair use" part of the copyright law?=20 =A7 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use38 Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 <92chap1.html> and = 106A, <92chap1.html> the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use = by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified = by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether = the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to = be considered shall include- (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is = of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to = the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of = fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above = factors. The "nonprofit educational purposes" in part 1 is my hesitation with = this. Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated!!! Doug Alichwer Librarian South Side Elementary Central Dauphin SD Harrisburg, PA dalichwer@cdsd.k12.pa.us =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=