Given the relative uncertainty about the meaning of fair use as applied to various situations, especially in the educational setting, various interested parties have proposed the creation of "guidelines" that attempt to interpret and apply the law to common circumstances.
Guidelines for Using Digitized Images in Lectures, Scholarly Presentations or Publications
Under proposed guidelines, an educator may display a digital image prepared from an analog image if the display is for educational purposes such as face-to-face teaching or research and scholarly activities at a nonprofit educational institution. An educational institution may compile digital images for display on the institution's secure electronic network to students enrolled in a course given by that educator for classroom use, after-class review or directed study. Educators, scholars, and students may use or display digital images in connection with lectures or presentations in their fields, including uses at non-commercial professional development seminars, workshops and conferences.
The proposed guidelines do not permit reproducing and publishing images in publications, including scholarly publications in print or digital form, for which permission is generally required.
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