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Fair Use & Emergency Remote Teaching & Research:

"While legal obligations do not automatically dissolve in the face of a public health crisis, U.S. copyright law is, thankfully, well equipped to provide the flexibility necessary for the vast majority of remote learning needed at this time... For copies made to support rapid adoption of remote teaching, users should be thoughtful about this factor [amount & substantiality], but not agonize over it: a use can be fair as long as it reproduces what is reasonable to serve the purpose... Campuses should restrict access to course materials only to students, instructors, or teaching assistants enrolled in the course. Further, they should provide content only for the period of time needed, and excerpt materials when pedagogically appropriate." - excerpts from Public Statement of Library Copyright Specialists: Fair Use & Emergency Remote Teaching & Research

If you have any questions or want to request reserve materials for scanning, don't hesitate to contact us at libmail@aubg.edu.

Important for Faculty:

Please consider the following if you are sharing locally digital copies on your class Canvas space:

• All copies should be restricted to course participants only, and uploading them to the Canvas specific space fulfills this requirement. Deletion at the end of the semester is a must.
• Please do not copy entire texts; limit copies to what is absolutely necessary to complete your pedagogical purpose. If you need the entire book for example for the purposes of the lectures, finals, state exams, fair use could apply during this time, but you must weigh the four factors of fair use and assess the risk. The fair use analysis for amount, for example, is to use as much as necessary to serve your purpose.
• If possible, make the PDF copies read-only and /or prohibit the download options, so that that the student is not able to download, forward, or print the image.  
• All scanned course materials will be uploaded on Office 365 platform and you must login to your AUBG Office 365 account to access them. In case you don't have an account yet, please follow the instructions for setting up one - https://www.aubg.edu/how-to-create-office-365-account
• In case you do not feel comfortable relying on Fair Use statements and practices, we suggest choosing an alternative content – Open Educational resources.
• Please keep in mind that copies of materials (like downloaded/uploaded files, scanned physical documents) can present some copyright issues, but they are not different from deciding whether to share certain content when you are meeting with your class in person.

   More information and resources on copyright.