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Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Copyright Compliance
COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE
Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 recognizes that Federal law makes it illegal to
duplicate copyrighted materials without authorization of the holder of the copyright, except
for certain exempt purposes. Severe penalties may be imposed for unauthorized copying
or use of audio, visual, or printed materials as well as computer software, unless such
copying or use conforms to the “fair use” doctrine.
Guidelines
1. Under the “fair use” doctrine, unauthorized reproduction and use of copyrighted
materials is permissible for such purposes as criticism, comment, news reporting,
teaching, scholarship, or research.
2. While the District encourages its staff to enrich the learning programs by making
proper use of supplementary materials, it is the responsibility of personnel to abide by
the District’s copying procedures and obey the requirements of Federal Copyright law.
3. Under no circumstances shall it be necessary for District staff to violate copyright
requirements in order to perform their duties properly.
a. Any staff member who is uncertain as to whether reproducing or using copyrighted
material complies with the District’s procedures or is permissible under the law
should contact his/her building principal.
b. The building principal will assist staff in obtaining proper authorization to copy or
use protected materials when such authorization is required.
4. The District shall not be responsible for any violations of the copyright law by its
employees.
DEFINITIONS
Consumable Works include: workbooks, exercises, standardized tests, test booklets and
answer sheets.
Fair Use: is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative”
purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses
can be done without permission from the copyright owner.
Adopted: 03-09-2005 Reviewed: Revised: 05-11-2016
Legal Reference: 17 USC 101 to 1010 Federal Copyright