Guidelines for determining fair use are as follows.
- the purpose and character of the use, including whether such
use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
- the nature of the copyrighted work -- factual or non-fiction
works vs. highly creative works such as art, music, or novels;
- the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation
to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
- the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of
the copyrighted work.
Examples are a journal article, one or two chapters from a book, but not
more than 10% of the total work, a short poem, an excerpt, etc.
There are some instances when copyright limits use of materials for reserve.
The library staff will work with faculty in such cases to provide alternative
reserve materials.
Fair use guidelines are drawn from Federal law. There are some limitations
as indicated above. For additional information concerning copyright, visit
the Crash Course in Copyright website: http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
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