A. Single Copying for Teachers. A single copy may be made of any of the following by or for a teacher at his or her individual request for his or her scholarly research or use in teaching or preparation to teach a class:

1.      A chapter from a book;

2.      An article from a periodical or newspaper;

3.      A short story, short essay or short poem whether or not from a collective work;

4.      A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper.

B. Multiple Copies for Classroom Use. Multiple copies (not to exceed in any event more than one copy per pupil in a course) may be made by or for the teacher giving the course for classroom use or discussion provided:

1.      The copying meets the tests of brevity and spontaneity as defined below; and,

2.      Meets the cumulative effect test as defined below; and,

A. Brevity

1.      Poetry: (1) A complete poem if less than 250 words and if printed on not more than two pages, or (2) from a longer poem, an excerpt of not more than 250 words.

2.      Prose: (1) Either a complete article, story or essay of less than 2,500 words, or (2) an excerpt from any prose work of not more than l,000 words or 10% of the work, whichever is less, but in any event a minimum of 500 words.
(Each of the numerical limits stated in 1 and 2 above may be expanded to permit the completion of an unfinished line of a poem or of an unfinished prose paragraph.)

3.      Illustration: One chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture per book or per periodical issue.

4.      "Special" works: Certain works in poetry, prose or in "poetic prose" which often combine language with illustrations and which are intended sometimes for children and at other times for a more general audience, fall short of 2,500 words in their entirety. Paragraph "b" above notwithstanding, such "special works" may not be reproduced in their entirety; however, an excerpt comprising not more than two of the published pages of such special work and containing not more than 10 percent of the words found in the text thereof, may be reproduced.

B. Spontaneity

1.      The copying is at the instance and inspiration of the individual teacher, and

2.      The inspiration and decision to use the work and the moment of its use for maximum teaching effectiveness are so close in time that it would be unreasonable to expect a timely reply to a request for permission.

C. Cumulative Effect

1.      The copying of the material is for only one course in the school in which the copies are made.

2.      Not more than one short poem, article, story, essay or two excerpts may be copied from the same author, not more than three from the same collective work or periodical volume during one class term.

3.      There shall not be more than nine instances of such multiple copying for one course during one class term.
(The limitations stated in "b" and "c" above shall not apply to current news periodicals and newspapers and current news sections of other periodicals.)