This policy includes the specific exemptions in Copyright law for educational purposes. The word person in the policy refers to teachers, students, and other Albuquerque Public School personnel.

Plagiarism is the use of the work of another without acknowledgment. Copyright violation is the use of the work of another without permission. Permission can be granted in a number of ways: by law or by the copyright holder. Always acknowledge the work of others whether using their exact words, images they have created or merely influenced by their ideas. Plagiarism violates APS policy. This includes unpublished materials.

Always acknowledge the work of others whether using their exact words or merely influenced by their ideas. Plagiarism violates APS policy. This includes unpublished materials.

Publication is the distribution to an audience of a work which in print, electronic or multi-media. These rules apply regardless of the form of the work.

1. Make a single copy of the following:
1. A chapter from a book;
2. An article from a periodical or newspaper;
3. A short story, short essay, or short poem;
4. A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture from a periodical, or newspaper;
5. A short excerpt (up to 10 percent) from a performable unit of music such as a song, movement, or section for academic purposes other than performance.
2. Make multiple copies (not to exceed one per pupil) for classroom use of the following:
1. A complete poem if less than 250 words and less than two pages;
2. A poetic excerpt if less than 250 words;
3. A story, essay, or article if less than 2500 words;
4. A prose excerpt of from 500 to 1000 words;
5. One illustration (chart, diagram, graph, drawing, cartoon, or picture) per book or periodical issue;
6. An excerpt of up to two pages of "special works" containing words and pictures;
7. Up to 10 percent of a performable unit of music (song, movement, section) for academic purposes other than performance.

1. Copy to create anthologies, compilation or collected works, or to replace or substitute for such.
2. Copy from works intended to be consumable (e.g. workbooks, exercises, standardized test booklets, and answer sheets).
3. Copy to substitute for purchase of books, publishers' reprints, periodicals, music or recordings.
4. Require another to make illegal copies as an assigned work responsibility.
5. Copy the same item from term without securing permission.
6. Utilize more than nine instances of multiple copying per course, per term. (See legal multiple copies above.)
7. Copy more than one short work or two excerpts from one author's works in any one term.
8. Copy music (or lyrics) for performance of any. kind except for emergencies described in "Audio Materials."
9. Copy protected materials without inclusion of a notice of copyright.
10. Charge students more than the actual cost of photocopying the authorized copies.

Unpublished materials have greater copyright protection including enhanced penalties. A person may not use unpublished materials without permission.

Examples of unpublished materials include:

Internal reports

Diaries and letters

E-mail individually addressed to less than 20 people