Does the permission to use a reading for a course pak constitute permission to use it for ereserves?
NO, when the copyright owner grants permission to use a reading for a course pak, royalties are generally involved. These are passed on to the students as part of the cost of the course pak. Because placing these articles on ereserves hurts the market for the course pak, permission to use a reprint in a course pak does not extend to placing it on ereserve. • Can you place readings on both ereserves and course pak? Not without getting permission from the copyright owner to do both. You can put a print copy of the course pak on reserve (just like any other book), though there are some people who think this practice is debatable since it can hurt the market for the course pak. • How much material can be covered by “fair use?” Only a “small” portion of a work can be attributed to “fair use.” Since “small” is subject to interpretation, we generally consider it to be up to one article from a journal issue or one chapter from a book. If the instructor wants to use more, he/she may need to get
