on March
3,1976.

"We are now happy to tell you that the agreement has been approved by the
principals and we enclose a copy herewith. We had originally intended to
translate the agreement into language suitable for inclusion in the
legislative report dealing with Section 107, but we have since been
advised by committee staff that this will not be necessary.

"As stated above, the agreement refers only to copying from books and
periodicals, and it is not intended to apply to musical or audiovisual
works."

The full text of the agreement is as follows:

AGREEMENT ON GUIDELINES FOR CLASSROOM COPYING IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

The purpose of the following guidelines is to state the minimum and not
the maximum standards of educational fair use under Section 107 of H.R.
2223. The parties agree that the conditions determining the extent of
permissible copying for educational purposes may change in the future;
that certain types of copying permitted under these guidelines may not
be permissible in the future; and conversely that in the future other
types of copying not permitted under these guidelines may be permissible
under revised guidelines.

Moreover, the following statement of guidelines is not intended to limit
the types of copying permitted under the standards of fair use under
judicial decision and which are stated in Section 107 of the Copyright
Revision Bill. There may be instances in which copying which does not
fall within the guidelines stated below may nonetheless be permitted
under the criteria of fair use.

GUIDELINES

I. Single Copying for Teachers

A single copy may be made of any of the following by or for a teacher at
his or her individual request for his or her scholarly research or use
in teaching or preparation to teach a class:

A. A chapter from a book;

B. An article from a periodical or newspaper;

C. A short story, short essay or short poem, whether or not from a
collective work;

D. A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture from a book,
periodical, or newspaper;

II. Multiple Copies for Classroom Use

Multiple copies (not to exceed in any event more than one copy per pupil
in a course) may be made by or for the teacher giving the course for
classroom use or discussion; provided that:

A. The copying meets the tests of brevity and spontaneity as defined
below; and,

B. Meets the cumulative effect test as defi