These guidelines represent the suggested conditions under which educators
can use copyright protected music materials without permission from the
copyright holder.
The following uses
are permitted:
- Emergency duplication to
replace purchased copies which are not available for an imminent
performance.
- For teaching purposes, single
or multiple copies of excerpts of works may be made, provided that the
excerpts do not comprise a part of the whole which would constitute a
performable unit such as a section, movement, or aria, but in no case more
than 10 percent of the whole work. The number of copies must not exceed
one copy per student.
- Printed copies that have been
purchased may be edited or simplified, provided the fundamental character
of the work is not distorted or the lyrics, if any, altered or lyrics
added if none exist.
- A single copy of a sound
recording of performances by a student(s) may be made for evaluation or
rehearsal purposes and may be retained by the educational institution or
individual teacher.
- A single copy of copyrighted
music may be made from sound recordings owned by an educational
institution or an individual teacher for the purpose of constructing aural
exercises or examinations and may be retained by the educational
institution or individual teacher
The
following uses are prohibited:
- Copying to create a
substitute or replacement for anthologies, compilations or collective
works.
- Making a copy of or from
works intended to be “consumable” in the course of study or teaching, such
as workbooks, exercises, standardized tests, etc.
- Copying for the purpose of
performance.
- Copying for the purpose of
substituting for the purchase of music.
- Copying without inclusion of
the copyright notice, which appears on the printed copy.
- Including a sound file on a
web page. Each time a web page is viewed and the music is played it is
considered a copy of the sound recording.
Questions? Contact
the Course
Reserves and Copyright Services office.