Make sure that the texts serve a pedagogical purpose do not use as entertainment.

Use of more than a brief excerpt from such works on digital networks is unlikely to be transformative and therefore unlikely to be a fair use. a textbook, workbook, or anthology designed for the course).

Avoid copying materials created and marketed primarily for use in courses such as the one at hand (e.g.

If copying a text, use no more than is needed to serve your purpose.

Linking to materials is ordinarily not a violation of copyright but rather a technological instruction for locating materials.

Link to the texts if possible rather than making an electronic copy available to students.To best position yourself to assert a fair use argument when using textual materials, consider doing the following: The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole and.the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.

In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include: § 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 U.S.C.

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