K-12 Copyright Usage Guidelines
This page is intended to offer guidance about how Pearson Canada content may be used in different classroom situations while respecting copyright law and user agreements. These guidelines will be updated as needed.
Guidelines for Different Content Formats
| Format | Intended Usage |
|---|---|
| Print Textbook | A print textbook is sold as a print-use resource. Access Copyright allows for the photocopying of up to 10% of a print resource within a school year to create paper copies only. There is no right to make digital copies. |
| Print Workbook | Print workbooks are sold as single-use products and are excluded from the Access Copyright provision. They may not be photocopied, scanned or stored. |
| Print Worktext Reproducible | Some workbooks or worktexts are sold in Legal-Reproducible versions at a higher price. These reproducible versions allow for paper photocopying within the purchasing school. No right to scan or make digital copies is provided. |
| Print Teacher Resource pages | Print Teacher Guides are sold as print-use resources. No right to scan or make digital copies is provided |
| Print Teacher Resource Line Masters | Line Masters (i.e. pages identified as copiable) may be copied in print and digitally. They may be placed into a password-protected Learning Management System for a teacher to share with their class only |
| Teacher Resource CD-ROM Line Masters | A teacher may save the Line Masters from a Teacher CD-ROM to their hard drive and may place those files on a password-protected Learning Management System for student use |
| Teacher Resource offline version | Some online Teacher Resources offer offline versions for schools and districts that may have connectivity challenges. Sold as an offline version for projection, it may be projected/displayed online during unrecorded synchronous teaching. |
| Teacher eGuide | Teacher eGuides are intended to be used by 1 teacher for projection in class. All content may be shared via projection synchronously with students in the teacher’s class. Currently, certain documents may be placed into password-protected Learning Management Systems if the teacher has a current eGuide license. These include Line Masters (e.g. MSWord documents) and Presentations (e.g. PowerPoint documents). |
| Student eText | Student eTexts are sold as a 1-year student license for each student user. They are not to be shared. * See Appendix A: Student eTexts at the end of this page |