The following excepts are reprinted from the Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians, Section C,2B, ii, Page 7 (linked below).
A single copy may be made of any of the following by or for a teacher at their individual request for their scholarly research or use in teaching or preparation to teach a class:
Multiple copies (not to exceed in any event more than one copy per pupil in a course) may be made by or for the teacher giving the course for classroom use or discussion; provided that:
If creating an anthology or a coursepack, please contact the SCC Bookstore staff for their procedures and guidelines.
The following excerpts are from: United States. Copyright Office. Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Work by Educators and Librarians. Revised 11/2009 (linked below)
i Poetry: (a) A complete poem if less than 250 words and if printed on not more than two pages or, (b) from a longer poem, an excerpt of not more than 250 words.
ii Prose: (a) Either a complete article, story or essay of less than 2,500 words, or (b) an excerpt from any prose work of not more than 1,000 words or 10% of the work, whichever is less, but in any event a minimum of 500 words.
[Each of the numerical limits stated in “i” and “ii” above may be expanded to permit the completion of an unfinished line of a poem or of an unfinished prose paragraph.]
iii Illustration: One chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture per book or per periodical issue.
iv “Special” works: Certain works in poetry, prose or in “poetic prose” which often combine language with illustrations and which are intended sometimes for children and at other times for a more general audience fall short of 2,500 words in their entirety.
Paragraph “ii” above notwithstanding such “special works” may not be reproduced in their entirety; however, an excerpt comprising not more than two of the published pages of such special work and containing not more than ten percent of the words found in the text thereof, may be reproduced.
i The copying is at the instance and inspiration of the individual teacher, and
ii The inspiration and decision to use the work and the moment of its use for maximum teaching effectiveness are so close in time that it would be unreasonable to expect a timely reply to a request for permission
i The copying of the material is for only one course in the school in which the copies are made.
ii Not more than one short poem, article, story, essay or two excerpts may be copied from the same author, nor more than three from the same collective work or periodical volume during one class term.
iii There shall not be more than nine instances of such multiple copying for one course during one class term.
[The limitations stated in “ii” and “iii” above shall not apply to current news periodicals and newspapers and current news sections of other periodicals.]
A. Copying shall not be used to create or to replace or substitute for anthologies, compilations or collective works. Such replacement or substitution may occur whether copies of various works or excerpts therefrom are accumulated or reproduced and used separately.
B. There shall be no copying of or from works intended to be “consumable” in the course of study or of teaching. These include workbooks, exercises, standardized tests, test booklets and answer sheets, and similar consumable material.
C. Copying shall not:
a. substitute for the purchase of books, publishers’ reprints or periodicals;
b. be directed by higher authority;
c. be repeated with respect to the same item by the same teacher from term to term.
d. No charge shall be made to the student beyond the actual cost of the photocopying
A single copy (on a photocopier) may be made of any of the following by a student for their research: