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Rules for Photocopying

When can I photocopy? - This question is asked every day by music educators nationwide. Most music educators want to respect the rights of copyright owners, but are sometimes confused as to when it is permissible to legally reproduce a copyrighted work. The following situations are based on the copyright law of 1976 and list what you can do without having secured prior permission.

1. Emergency copying to replace purchased copies which for any reason are not available for an imminent performance, provided they are replaced with purchased copies.
2. For academic purposes other than performance, multiple copies of excerpts of works may be made, provided the excerpts do not comprise a part of the whole which would constitute a performable unit such as a section, movement or aria, but in no case more than 10% of the whole work. The number of copies shall not exceed one copy per student.
3. Printed copies which have been purchased may be edited or simplified, provided that the fundamental character of the work is not distorted or the lyrics, if any, altered or lyrics added if none exist.
4. A single copy of recordings of performance by students may be made for evaluation and rehearsal purposes and may be retained by the educational institution or individual teacher.
5. A single copy of a sound recording (such as tape, disc or cassette) of copyrighted music may be made from sound recordings owned by an educational institution or an individual teacher for the purpose of constructing aural exercises or examinations and may be retained by the educational institution or individual teacher. (This pertains only to the copyright of the music itself and not to any copyright which may exist in the sound recording)

For more information, please write for the informative brochure, The United States Copyright Law - - A Practical Outline, which is available from:

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