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Copyright Statement and Guidelines

As an educational community, Northfield Mount Hermon School maintains the belief that intellectual property rights should be honored and that fair use of published materials is a legal and ethical responsibility of all members of the community. 
Only the expression of an idea may be copyrighted, and even when it is, educators need to be aware of their right to fair use which enables teaching, research and news reporting.

• Copyright Quick Guide

What is fair use?
(U. S. CODE TITLE 17, SEC. 107)
Acceptable use by someone other than the copyright holder for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research.

• Checklist for Fair Use (pdf) 
• Fair Use Issues

Guidelines for Library Reserves
The library will not photocopy materials for reserves. All photocopies belong to the teacher requesting materials for reserve.

• First-use materials require no copyright permission if they meet fair use guidelines

• Second-use materials require that copyright permission be requested. materials may be placed on reserve for another term with letter of request, or until response is received

Request permission from the Copyright Clearance Center.

Additional Resources on Copyright

• Know Your Copy Rights
• FAQ. PA State College Area School District - Clear information about multimedia sources
• Copyright and Fair Use: Copyright FAQ 
• Copyright for Educators
• Copyright on the Internet 
• Permissions Information