It is the responsibility of the faculty member placing material on reserve at the library to abide by copyright guidelines. Fair use allows, in limited situations, the use of copyrighted works without obtaining the owner's permission.
Fair use includes the use of reproduced portions of copyrighted works.
Excerpts from longer poems cannot exceed 250 words. Spontaneity Photocopying is done as the result of a spontaneous decision of an individual, and the decision to use the work and its moment of use are so close in time that a timely request for permission would be unreasonable. The photocopying is for only one course. Also, not more than three works or excerpts may be copi ed from one collective work during one semester. No more than nine such instances of multiple copying per course per semester are allowed.