Edvantia respects intellectual property rights and makes every effort to help site visitors and clients follow respectful and legal practices when using our print and electronic materials. To get complete information about copyright law, visit the U.S. Copyright Office (www.copyright.gov).
Reprinting or Duplicating Copyrighted Edvantia Publications
All Edvantia publications are copyrighted. Please read the copyright statement to determine whether written permission is required to reproduce part or all of any specific document. In many cases, written permission is required and a fee may be charged. (If you find a document on our Web site that is copyrighted by another organization, please contact the copyright holder for permission to reprint.)
To request permission to reprint, fill out the form and fax it to the attention of Carolyn Luzader at 304.347.0487. You will receive a response within two weeks of submitting your request.
Fair Use
Many people are familiar with this term, but don’t fully understand it, and it’s true that the distinction between fair use and copyright infringement may be unclear. Fair use is defined as reproduction without the need for permission—generally of a brief excerpt only—for such purposes as criticism, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research. Please note that commercial use is not allowed under the fair use section of copyright law.
Teaching is the area in which confusion most often arises; a classroom teacher of any P-16 grade may successfully argue that fair use applies to materials used during teaching and learning sessions. A person who teaches as a consultant—one who provides a commercial service—may not use copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright holder. If you are unclear about which category your use belongs in, play it safe and ask for permission to reprint.
Fair Use Citation
If your reproduction of copyrighted materials qualifies as fair use, you do not need to request permission from Edvantia. However, please cite Edvantia as the copyright holder on every copy you make. Please use the following citation:
From [title of original] by [author name(s)]. Copyright [date on original] by Edvantia, Inc. This one-time reproduction of copyrighted materials is for educational purposes and is covered by “fair use” guidelines. No rights to further reproduce this material have been granted. For more information, contact Edvantia at 304.347.0426 or send e-mail to Carolyn.Luzader@edvantia.org.
Web Materials Policy
Material on this Web site is copyrighted by Edvantia, Inc. Permission is granted for P-16 teachers to reproduce materials for use in their classrooms and for professional development activities in their schools. Written permission must be obtained from Edvantia for all other uses.
Links to this Web site are welcome and do not require permission. We would appreciate the courtesy of being notified when a link is created. Please fill out this brief form to let us know who you are.
Edvantia does not grant permission to remove any materials from this site to post on another site, to send to a Listserv, or to reproduce in any other electronic format. We will be pleased to have you recommend documents by copying URLs into e-mail or other communications.
