8th Grade Science Guide

Fair Use Quick Guide: Brevity Limits for Multiple Copies If teachers need to make one copy per student for classroom use, they must meet these brevity tests and cite the source and copyright date on every copy: Material Type Maximum Permissible Limit

Poetry

250 words maximum (can be a full poem if <2 pages).

Short Prose

A complete story/essay/article under 2,500 words.

Longer Prose 1,000 words or 10% of the work (whichever is less).

Illustrations

One chart, graph, diagram, or picture per book/periodical.

Multimedia

10% or 3 minutes of audiovisual media (whichever is less).