Copyright law prohibits creating anthologies under the “fair use” guidelines. How many articles constitute an anthology?
Here’s another vague term. The UW Copyright Permissions Center uses 9 articles as it’s “fair use” limit. In the Libraries, it’s up to the instructor to determine whether or not an anthology is being created. If an instructor has a primary textbook, 50 supplemental articles may be OK, especially if they are suggested readings. If there is no textbook, 10 required readings may constitute an anthology. • What if I suspect that an instructor is ignoring copyright law? If the instructor gives us a copy of a current course pak and asks us to put the readings on ereserve, you should double check to make sure he/she knows that permission to use the readings in a course pak does not apply to using them for ereserves. This is an issue that’s confusing for a lot of people and may require some clarification. Other issues are spelled out pretty clearly in the UW Libraries copyright handout. Once the instructor has signed the copyright compliance form, stating that he/she is complying with “fair use
