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Hello,

 

Copyright does not prohibit all copying or replication. In the United States, the fair use doctrine, codified by the Copyright Act of 1976 as 17 U.S.C. § 107, permits some copying and distribution without permission of the copyright holder or payment to same. The fair use doctrine allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review.The statute does not clearly define fair use, but instead gives four non-exclusive factors to consider in a fair use analysis. Those factors are:

1. the purpose and character of the use;
2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

So copying this work may not be a violation of the law. However, if it is, it is a civil issue and one for the author of the workbook to sue on.

 

As far as what a "workbook" is made for--OF COURSE it is made to be written in. That is ridiculous and I suggest you contact the school board about this issue if the school itself keeps being unreasonable. If the school board won't help, then go to the press.

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