During you time as a student, you have a bit more flexibility than you would have normally in the "real" world when using copyrighted work in your educational studies. There are still restrictions on what you can and cannot do.
Students may use copyrighted text, images, charts, diagrams and other material in school papers, as long as the material is cited properly. If you are planning on publishing your materials, even informally on the web, you will need to conduct fair use analyses for the use of copyrighted material and possibly pay a licensing fee or remove the material from your work.
More information on proper citations can be found in our AMA guide.
Students are allowed to make a single copy of a journal article, book chapter, chart, diagram, graph, drawing, cartoon, or picture from a book, periodical or newspaper for their own personal use, as long as it is not used for monetary gain.
Although students are allowed to make a single copy of a small portion of a work (an article, chapter, etc.), photocopying an entire book is not allowed.
The distribution of additional copies is also not allowed, including both print and digital formats. In addition, you should not make copyrighted works publicly available (such as posting them on a blog). Course Packs should not be further copied, as this may be a serious infringement of the College’s copyright licenses.
The duplication of A/V media such as audio lectures, music and videos are not covered by fair use; copying of these materials is strictly forbidden.
Royalties are paid for each copyrighted work used in a course packet and the cost is passed on to the students. Students will not be charged at a profit to the school.
Course Packs should not be further copied, as this may be a serious infringement of the College’s copyright licenses.
Any information on how to purchase a course packet should be included in your course syllabus. Please contact your instructor for instructions on ordering course packets.