Fair Use Checklist for Course Reserve

Check the boxes relevant to your intended use of copyrighted materials, evaluate the balance, and reach a
conclusion.

A copy of this checklist must be turned in with each request to place materials on course reserve. In addition,
you should retain a copy of this checklist for your files.

Name: Date:
Dept.: Course:

Please attach a list citing the works to be placed on reserve using a claim of fair use.

PURPOSE
Favoring Fair Use
Opposing Fair Use
Teaching Commercial Activity
Research Profit from Use
Scholarship Bad-faith Behavior
Criticism    
Comment    
News Reporting    
Nonprofit Educational Use    
Transformative or Productive Use    

NATURE
Favoring Fair Use
Opposing Fair Use
Factual or Nonfiction Fiction
Published Work Highly Creative Work
Not Usually Available to User Unpublished Work
Easily Available to User    

AMOUNT
Favoring Fair Use
Opposing Fair Use
Portion Used Not Central to Work Portion Used Is Central to Work
Small Quantity Substantial Portion or All of the Work

EFFECT
Favoring Fair Use
Opposing Fair Use
No Significant Effect on Market Repeated Use of the Work
Lack of Licensing Mechanism Significantly Impairs Market for Work
University or professor owns a legally
acquired copy of the work		    
Replaces Sale of the Copyrighted Work    
Available Licensing Mechanism    

CONCLUSION
Fair use applies
Fair use does not apply

Please sign here: __________________________________________________

This checklist is based on the "Checklist for Fair Use" provided by the Copyright Management Center,
IUPUI, 530 W New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202, http://www.copyright.iupui.edu