A single copy may be made of any of the following by or for a teacher at his/her individual request for scholarly research or use in teaching or preparation to teach a class:
1. A chapter from a book.
2. An article from a periodical or newspaper.
3. A short story, short essay, or short poem, whether or not from a collective work.
4. A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper.

Multiple copies (not to exceed in any event more than one copy per student in a course) may be made by or for the teacher giving the course for classroom use or discussion, provided that:
1. The copying meets the tests of brevity and spontaneity as defined below.
2. The copying meets the cumulative effect test as defined below.
3. Each copy includes a notice of copyright.

• Poetry: (a) A complete poem if less than 250 words and if printed on not more than two pages or (b) from a longer poem, an excerpt of not more than 250 words.
• Prose: (a) Either a complete article, story, or essay of less than 2,500 words, or (b) an excerpt from any prose work of not more than 1,000 words or 10% of the work, whichever is less, but in any event a minimum of 500 words. Each of the numerical limits stated above (brevity) may be expanded to permit the completion of an unfinished line of a poem or of an unfinished prose paragraph.
• Illustration: One chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture per book or per periodical issue.
• “Special” works: Certain works in poetry, prose, or in “poetic prose” which often combine language with illustrations and which are intended sometimes for children and at other times for a more general audience fall short of 2,500 words in their entirety. Prose as described above notwithstanding such “special works” may not be reproduced in their entirety; however, an excerpt comprising not more than two of the published pages of such special work and containing not more than 10% of the words found in the text thereof, may be reproduced.
• Spontaneity:
(a) The copying is at the instance and inspiration of the individual teacher, and
(b) the inspiration and decision to use the work and the moment of its use for maximum teaching effectiveness are so close in time that it would be unreasonable to expect a timely reply to a request for permission.
• Cumulative Effect:
(a) The copying of the materials is for only one course in the school in which the copies are made.
(b) Not more than one short poem, article, story, essay, or two excerpts may be copied from the same author, nor more than three from the same collective work or periodical volume during one class term.
(c)There shall not be more than nine instances of such multiple Copying for one course during one class term.
(d) The limitations stated above (cumulative effect) shall not apply to current news periodicals and newspapers and current news sections of other periodicals.