IF YOU USE MATERIAL UNDER THE FAIR USE PROVISION

  • Cite the work (point students back to source; supports commercial source; example of good scholarly practice)
  • Print a copyright notice (acknowledges copyright and source; educates students)
  • Indicate material usage is Fair Use
  • This copyrighted material is being used under the Fair Use provision of the Copyright Act. It is for the educational use of students enrolled in Eng-114 only.
  • If you want to sleep better at night, you should ask the copyright holder for permission to use his or her work. However, a Fair Use defense does not require that permission be asked or even granted. A copyright holder cannot prevent use that is otherwise Fair Use.

    Some sample permissions letters are available from GA Tech library at https://www.library.gatech.edu/reserves/resvletter.htm.

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    (These are Jim's "common-sense" recommendations only; the above items are not coded in law nor are they official guidelines.)

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