Posting an item to a course page in Canvas does not exempt an instructor from copyright regulations. Therefore, instructors are encouraged to follow copyright "best practices" as outlined in the Copyright Clearance Center’s publication.
Note that the guidelines suggested below are based on one interpretation of U.S. Copyright Law. If in doubt, it is always advisable to err on the side of caution and complete a fair use evaluation.
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Item
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Allowed
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Not Allowed
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Web site containing copyrighted material
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Link to the Web site via Canvas
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Copying and pasting the information into Canvas
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Copyrighted Web image
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Must be educational in nature; display in Canvas for one semester
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Repeated use over multiple semesters
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Article from a library database
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Direct linking to article allowed
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Copying and pasting the article into Canvas
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Article, book, book chapter, or DVD obtained through interlibrary loan or otherwise borrowed from another library
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Permission must be obtained
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Permission denied or not obtained
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Scanned copyrighted image
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Must be educational in nature; display in Canvas for one semester
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Repeated use over multiple semesters
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Scanned chapter from a book
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5% of the total work if in-print; 10% of the total work if out-of-print; allowed for one semester
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More than the allotted percentages or repeated use over multiple semesters
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Scanned article from a journal, trade publication, or magazine
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A single article for one semester
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Multiple articles from the same publication or repeated use over multiple semesters
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Audio files
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No more than thirty seconds without permission
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Repeated use over multiple semesters
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Video files
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10% or three minutes, whichever is less
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Repeated use over multiple semesters
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