The following are guidelines for including work that is done by other people that you use in your own presentation, report, or movie:
| Resource |
What you can do: |
Fine Print |
| A book or journal article |
Use up to 1000 words |
Do not use more that 10% of the book or article |
| Poems |
Use up to 250 words
(or the entire poem if it is less that 250 words) |
No more than 3 poems by the same author.
No more than 5 poems from a collection of poetry. |
| Photographs & Drawings |
Use up to 5 graphics or photos from the same person.
|
No more than 15 images from the same collection.
Images may not be changed (so that the artist's intent is changed). |
| Video |
Use up to 3 minutes |
No more than 10% of the entire video.
The video clip may not be changed in any way (don't edit). |
| Music |
Use up to 30 seconds of sheet music.
Use up to 30 seconds of a recording.
|
Don't use more than 10% of sheet music.
Don't use more than 10% of a recording (song).
The music cannot be changed in any major way. |
| Giving Credit |
Indicate in an opening screen of a presentation that it follows the "fair use" rules of the U.S. Copyright law.
Include copyright information for all items in a bibliography. |
Do not use anything copyrighted by others without citing your source.
A work is protected by copyright until 70 years after the death of the creator. Exception -- a work published before 1923. |
| Getting Permission |
Write or email the work's creator and ask permission to use it. |
Web pages are copyrighted. |
There are free resources available. Some of the following resources are in the public domain and others are free but may be used only with permission or under "Fair Use" guidelines.