Re: [LM_NET] CONTU copyright restrictions

[Doug Johnson <doug0077@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi Carol and others,

From Hobbs, Renee, Peter Jaszi and Patricia Aufderheide ³Ten Common
Misunderstandings about Fair Use² Temple University Media Education Lab
http://mediaeducationlab.com/index.php?page=274

"Myth #5: I can only use a small amount of a copyrighted work under the fair
use doctrine.

Truth: According to the law, there is no exact percentage that you are
allowed to use under the fair use provision. The questions to consider are:
how and why are you using the material? In a variety of situations where the
use of copyrighted materials is required for the creation of new creative
work, you can use an entire work."

Read the entire document. I have gathered other "user-centric" publications
around this issue at: https://dougjohnson.wikispaces.com/NUTS

Personally, I'd be more concerned about the percentage of the work that was
the student's own, not what percent of another's work was used...

All the best,

Doug


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On 4/30/08 2:30 PM, "CAROL NIEMI" <CNIEMI@GTACS.ORG> wrote:

> Good afternoon,
> 
>  
> 
> Does anyone have knowledge of any court case that affirmed the brevity
> restrictions of the CONTU report?  These were devised by publishers,
> etc. and added to the legislative history of the copyright act, but are
> not part of the actual law.  They include the suggestion that not more
> than 1 chapter of a book for the teacher or 1,000 words or 10% can be
> copied for the classs; 1 poem, or 2,500 words, or 1 story; 1 article in
> a periodical or 2,500 works, etc.
> 
>  
> 
> In my Library and the Law classes we never studied any cases involving
> these guidelines.  I've never discovered anything since.  Does anyone
> else have knowledge about how these rules have been tested in the
> courts?
> 
>  
> 
> As always, thanks for you sharing your collective knowledge.
> 
>  
> 
> Carol E. Niemi, Librarian
> 
> St. Francis High School
> 
> Traverse City, MI
> 
> cniemi@gtacs.org
> 
> home:  as277@tcnet.org
> 
>  
> 
> You must be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
> 
>  
> 
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