Legal Question in Intellectual Property in New York

Scanning a Book for Classroom Use

Can an elementary teacher scan an entire children's early reader book (18 pages) for the purpose of projecting it onto a screen for the entire class to see and read together? The scanned pages would not be distributed, just projected? Does copyright law permit this?


Asked on 5/18/05, 7:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Danny Bronski VeriTrademark

Re: Scanning a Book for Classroom Use

Federal copyright law includes a "fair use" doctrine which exempts certain unauthorized uses of copyright material from infringement liability. Teaching in the classroom is one of these exemptions.

This is a fancy way of saying that I wouldn't lose sleep over this type of use, as it is typically permitted by law.

Keep the kids learnin'...

Danny Bronski, VeriTrademark (intellectual property in SEA and NY)

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Answered on 5/18/05, 9:20 am


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