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This information is for PTC faculty and staff who present courses or other information that will be aired over the college's local cable channel (Northland Cable Channel 14).

Copyrighted resources may only be used if one of the following conditions applies:

• The faculty member is also the copyright owner. 

• Permission to use the work has been granted by the copyright owner.

• The work is in the public domain.

• Use of the work is a "Fair Use" (one time use only!)
   

Choose a Resource Type: Print Materials Video Television Recordings (Broadcast) Television Recordings (Cable) Music & Sound Art & Photographs Thumbnails Clip Art Copyrighted Databases Web Sites

Print Materials

Category includes:  

• Books

• Charts from a book or periodical

• Poetry

• Diagrams from a book or periodical

• Articles

• Cartoons from a book or periodical

• Short Stories

• Illustrations from a book or periodical

• Essays

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:
If the work that you wish to use is still protected by copyright (i.e. not a government document or in the public domain), then you will need to either get permission from the copyright owner or rely on the following to justify using the work:

To justify Fair Use of a work: 

• Works must be lawfully acquired, and use should meet at least 3 of 4 factors in the Fair Use test.

• You must use the work one time only.

• If you have time to seek permission to use a work, you should do so. Otherwise, you may justify your use under Fair Use.

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Video

Category includes:  

• Videotapes

• DVDs

• Laserdiscs

• Computerized Video Clips

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:
If the work that you wish to use is still protected by copyright (i.e. not a government document or in the public domain), then you will need to either get permission from the copyright owner or rely on the following to justify using the work:

To justify Fair Use of a work: 

• Works must be lawfully acquired, and use should meet at least 3 of 4 factors in the Fair Use test.

• You must use the work one time only.

• If you have time to seek permission to use a work, you should do so. Otherwise, you may justify your use under Fair Use.

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Television Recordings (Broadcast)

Category includes:  

• Programs from publicly-accessible networks such as NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS and local stations.

• "Off-air" recordings of programs shown on publicly-accessible networks.

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:
If the work that you wish to use is still protected by copyright (i.e. not a government document or in the public domain), then you will need to either get permission from the copyright owner or rely on the following to justify using the work:

To justify Fair Use of a work: 

• As long as no other agreement exists with the copyright holder, off-air recording of broadcast programs by non-profit, educational institutions may be protected by fair use.

• Recordings may be retained by the institution for no more than 45 days after the date of recording.

• All recordings must be shown to students within the first ten (10) school days following the recording. After the 10-day window has passed, teachers may only use the recordings to make decisions about whether to purchase the videos.

• Recordings may only be shown to students twice: once by the teacher in the course of normal instruction and once for reinforcement.

• Recordings may be shown in classrooms and other instructional settings on  campus or in the homes of students receiving formalized home instruction.

• Recordings must be made at the request of the instructor.

• No matter how many times a program is aired, it may not be recorded more that one time at the request of the same teacher.

• All recordings must include the copyright notice on the program.

• Although recordings do not have to shown in their entirety, they may not be altered or combined with other recordings.

• Works must be lawfully acquired, and use should meet at least 3 of 4 factors in the Fair Use test.

• You must use the work one time only.

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Television Recordings (Cable)

Category includes:  

• Programs from "pay" television networks such as CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, HBO, MTV or Pay-Per-View.

• Recordings of programs shown on cable networks.

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:
If the work that you wish to use is still protected by copyright (i.e. not a government document or in the public domain), then you will need to either get permission from the copyright owner or rely on the following to justify using the work:

To justify Fair Use of a work: 

• Because Congress addressed guidelines for television programming before cable was really a factor, cable programs are not technically covered by Fair Use in the same way that broadcast programs are covered.

• In general, you should get permission to show recordings.

• Works must be lawfully acquired, and use should meet at least 3 of 4 factors in the Fair Use test.

• You must use the work one time only.

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Music & Sound

Category includes:  

• Records

• Cassettes

• CDs

• Internet Clips

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:
If the work that you wish to use is still protected by copyright (i.e. not a government document or in the public domain), then you will need to either get permission from the copyright owner or rely on the following to justify using the work:

To justify Fair Use of a work: 

• Works must be lawfully acquired, and use should meet at least 3 of 4 factors in the Fair Use test.

• You must use the work one time only.

• If you have time to seek permission to use a work, you should do so. Otherwise, you may justify your use under Fair Use.

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Art & Photographs

Category includes:  

• Individual paintings and illustrations

• Collections of paintings and illustrations

• Individual photographs

• Collections of photographs

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:
If the work that you wish to use is still protected by copyright (i.e. not a government document or in the public domain), then you will need to either get permission from the copyright owner or rely on the following to justify using the work:

To justify Fair Use of a work: 

• Works must be lawfully acquired, and use should meet at least 3 of 4 factors in the Fair Use test.

• You must use the work one time only.

• If you have time to seek permission to use a work, you should do so. Otherwise, you may justify your use under Fair Use.

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Thumbnails

Category includes: 

• Images that are sized no larger than 100 x 125 pixels or 125 x 100 pixels

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:

• Thumbnails of Internet images may be used.

• Full-size images may not be reposted without permission.

• A non-profit, educational institution may use thumbnails to create a visual catalog.

• You should completely acknowledge the source of the copyrighted work.

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Clip Art

Category includes: 

• Computerized images offered either online or as packaged software for general design use

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:
If the work that you wish to use is still protected by copyright (i.e. not a government document or in the public domain), then you will need to either get permission from the copyright owner or rely on the following to justify using the work:

• Refer to the licensing information that accompanies the clip either on the Web site where it is offered or on the product's packaging. Microsoft outlines restrictions for use of their clip art at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030900871033.aspx.

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Copyrighted Databases

Category includes: 

• Purchased or licensed databases

• Data tables

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:
If the work that you wish to use is still protected by copyright (i.e. not a government document or in the public domain), then you will need to either get permission from the copyright owner or rely on the following to justify using the work:

• Refer to the specific licensing information that accompanies the database product. Usage restrictions that you may encounter include, but are not limited to:
   

  • Transmission Restrictions
    Some vendors prohibit the transmission of content by methods such as email, fax or display. 

To justify Fair Use of a work: 

• Works must be lawfully acquired, and use should meet at least 3 of 4 factors in the Fair Use test.

• You must use the work one time only.

• If you have time to seek permission to use a work, you should do so. Otherwise, you may justify your use under Fair Use.

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Web Sites

Category includes: 

• World Wide Web Sites

Before using this resource, you must understand the following:

• While you should not copy or lift content from a Web site without permission, there are currently no restrictions against simply linking to a Web site.

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Sources
Some of the information used on this page came from these sources:

• Harris County (TX) Public Library: Cy-Fair Library
  http://wwwcfc.nhmccd.edu/Library/research/faculty/copyright.cfm 
   

• The Copyright Management Center - Indiana University & Purdue University
  http://www.copyright.iupui.edu
   

• Complying with The TEACH Act and Copyright Issues in Distance Education
  Presentation prepared by Dr. Fritz Dolak for the ITC Professional Development Audio Conference on November 18, 2003. http://www.bsu.edu/classes/dolak/ITC/ 
   

• PBS Teacher Source: Copyright
  http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/copyright/copyright_ed_multi.shtm
   

• MediaFestival.org: Copyright Chart
  http://www.mediafestival.org/copyrightchart.html
   

• Microsoft: What uses of photos, clip art, and font images are prohibited?
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030900871033.aspx 
    

Disclaimer
Please note that the information presented in the Online Copyright Center is for information purposes only. It should not be used as a substitute for actual legal advice.