What is the concept of “Fair Use”?
The copyright law and the courts have provided exceptions to the rules that protect teachers, students, and schools. Teachers are allowed to make “fair use” of materials for instructional purposes. “Fair use” has been made to include limited uses, which are not likely to deprive a publisher or an author from income. A teacher can make a copy of an article or a page from a book for use with a class to support a concept being taught. They cannot copy a whole book or workbook to use for copies for a class. “Fair Use”, of Internet resources should be parallel with the use of print resources.
