Posting an item to the learning management system (LMS) does not exempt an instructor from copyright regulations.
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Item |
Allowed |
Not Allowed |
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Web site containing copyrighted material |
Link to the Web site via the LMS |
Copying and pasting the information into the LMS |
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Copyrighted Web image |
Must be educational in nature; display in the LMS for one semester |
Repeated use over multiple semesters |
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Article from a library database |
Direct linking to article allowed |
Copying and pasting the article into the LMS |
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Article, book, book chapter, or DVD obtained through interlibrary loan or otherwise borrowed from another library |
Permission must be obtained |
Permission denied or not obtained |
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Scanned copyrighted image |
Must be educational in nature; display in the LMS for one semester |
Repeated use over multiple semesters |
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Scanned chapter from a book |
5% of the total work if in-print; 10% of the total work if out-of-print; allowed for one semester |
More than the allotted percentages or repeated use over multiple semesters |
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Scanned article from a journal, trade publication, or magazine |
A single article for one semester |
Multiple articles from the same publication or repeated use over multiple semesters |
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Audio files |
No more than thirty seconds without permission |
Repeated use over multiple semesters |
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Video files |
10% or three minutes, whichever is less |
Repeated use over multiple semesters |