Scan of a photocopied page to be used in Google Classroom

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• March 26, 2018 @ 7:06amdharter says:

  A teacher asked us to scan a few pages from a print SOL study guide so he could provide it as a resource for his students on Google Classroom. Is this permissable under copyright laws?
• March 26, 2018 @ 7:22ambillie_peterson says:

  In this case, what you and the teacher need to do is a fair use analysis to determine whether or not this use would be considered a "fair use". When doing a fair use analysis, you must consider all 4 of the factors:

  1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
  2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
  3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
  4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

  There are a number of resources that can help you with a fair use analysis, including the Fair Use Evaluator -- an interactive tool that guides you through a fair use analysis and provides a PDF record of the reasons for the decision, or this Fair Use Checklist from Cornell. Performing a fair use analysis is a balancing act in which you need to determine whether or not the use of the work as viewed through these 4 factors would lean more to "fair" or "not fair".
• March 26, 2018 @ 7:46amCarrie says:

  What is a print SOL guide?

  Thanks

  -Carrie
• March 26, 2018 @ 8:18amdharter says:

   Thanks! That answers our question.
• March 26, 2018 @ 8:46amcmyers8 says:

  Billie has provided you with a great answer! The only thing I'll add is this, which is another good resources on fair use: http://guides.lib.utexas.edu/copyright/fairuse.

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