Explainer: Creative Commons The digital age has presented many and diverse challenges for copyright law. The rapid uptake of digital, networked technologies led to widespread online distribution of content, as well as the emergence of new practices and technologies that enabled digital content to be shared, reused and remixed on an unprecedented scale. But while technology provided the capacity for sharing and reuse of content to occur on a vast scale, legal restrictions on the use of copyright material hampered its negotiability in the digital environment. Creative Commons (CC) emerged as a direct response to the shortcomings of copyright laws and licensing practices in the dynamic, interactive and distributed internet environment. The founders of CC recognised the power of the digital online environment, and saw the importance of enabling materials and information to flow online. How does Creative Commons work? The first suite of CC licences (version 1.0), was released on December 16 2002.
The Power of Open : innover et réussir avec les licences Creative Commons 1/2 La semaine dernière, Creative Commons International a publié un eBook fascinant – The Power of Open – racontant les histoires de plus d’une trentaine de créateurs, issus des quatre coins du monde, ayant trouvé le chemin de la réussite en plaçant leurs contenus sous licence Creative Commons et en les partageant dans le cadre de projets innovants. The Power of Open. CC-BY. Cinéma, musique, édition, journalisme, éducation, design et plus encore : c’est un plaisir de constater la variété des champs d’application des licences libres et la manière dont cette infrastructure juridique ouverte permet d’explorer de nouvelles pistes pour créer, en utilisant le plein potentiel d’Internet. Le livre, lui-même placé sous licence CC-BY, est téléchargeable librement ici en français et une célébration est organisée à l’occasion de son lancement mondial, mercredi prochain 6 juillet au Lieu du design à Paris. Nombre d’oeuvres placées sous licence Creative Commons depuis 2003. Like this: J'aime chargement…
Ethical Blogging: Sourcing Images | Future Conscience Another Wednesday, another post on ethical blogging! For those who are just coming to Future Conscience, I have recently started a series of posts on what we feel are some good blogging practices. Each week we will be looking at a different topic in order to try and build up a body of information for bloggers new and old alike that helps guide you towards a more ethical mindset when it comes to your blog. It’s not hard to find fantastic, ethical images for your blog Today I’m going to take a look at a very important aspect of blog posts: images. It’s an easy aspect of blogging to become quite lax in, taking images from anywhere (usually through the use of a quick Google Images search) without really considering whether or not you have the right to use them. Actually, wrong. The right to reproduce The easiest category to use freely are images that are in the public domain. There are some amazing images available through Creative Commons Public Domain Wiki Commons Commons Licenses Flickr
Accueil Si vous parcourez Commons pour la première fois, vous pouvez commencer votre visite par les images remarquables, les images de qualité, les images de valeur ou les vidéos remarquables sélectionnées par la communauté. Vous pouvez également parcourir les galeries de nos contributeurs les plus doués : découvrez nos photographes et nos illustrateurs. Vous pourriez également être intéressé(e) par l’image de l’année. These 39 Sites Have Amazing Stock Photos You Can Use For Free — Vantage It can be insanely hard to find high quality, high-res free stock photos for personal and commercial use. A growing number of websites have amazing photos you can use for your work. Some of them cost money. Not everybody can afford those high quality photos. Fortunately most of these sites have images you can use for free. I’ve curated a list of awesome sites that have great stock images you can use for free. Most of the photos you will find on these sites are free from copyright restrictions or licensed under creative commons public domain dedication. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. The author is the founder at Alltopstartups (where he shares startup resources) and the curator at Postanly (free weekly newsletter that delivers the most insightful long form posts from top publishers).
10 websites that give stunning free images Jul 22, 2015 | Sanjay Kashyap | Here is a list of 10 websites that give you stunning images and photographs absolutely free for use on website, blogs, PDFs, slideshows and wherever you want! If you have been a digital or content marketer for some time, you know this problem only too well – there isn’t much free stuff when it comes to visuals or photographs for your precious content. Visuals gives your text – be it website content, blog, social media posts, e-papers, presentations and books, researches –a powerful reach that is changes the way the content is received by your target audience. Source: LeapAgency Now, it’s not that there are any free images on the Internet. Hence you either have to suffer the pain of using an out-of-size pixelated picture on your website/blog/social media/presentation, wherever you need it, or be happy with not putting up a visual at all. Image Source: Shutterstock But before that, a few words regarding the licences and creative commons. 1) Pixabay 2) Unsplash
15 Best Sites for Open Source Images Recently, a teacher we know put together a concise and effective PowerPoint presentation which was well received. The only thing was that when the students inquired where the photos came from, the teacher said he searched for them using Google. The students replied, “You mean you stole them!” (Some of the images still prominently displayed the watermark from iStock photo!) Trust me, you don’t want to be in this position, especially if you are trying to teach the 21st Century Fluencies of Global Digital Citizenship. The lines have become foggy as the Internet blurs the lines of fair use copyright issues. Resources for Copyright: Google So let’s address the giant in the room: Google. When you pull up Google’s main page, you’ll see at the top left something that resembles this: Click “Images.” Go to the bottom right which shows Privacy, Terms, and Settings. Next, ask Google to filter your search for images that you can safely use. It’s that simple! Creative Commons Pixabay MorgueFile Unsplash
31 Amazing Sites with Free Music for Videos | McCoy Productions As you’ll have seen from the Creative Commons license type descriptions, there are a number of licenses only available for non-commercial use. So how do you know whether your project is commercial or non-commercial? Creative Commons’ own definition of commercial use is as follows: “…in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation.” Their guidelines on what constitutes non-commercial state that the following users are non-commercial: “(a) an Individual (b) a Nonprofit educational institution/library, (c) a Nonprofit organization as defined under US or equivalent law [1], (d) A commercial copy shop, ISP, search engine, content aggregator, blog aggregator site or similar service provider who, in the course of providing a service at the direction of the allowable NC user, may exercise a right licensed under the Creative Commons license.” BUT …it’s not always as simple as that.
Creative Commons Starts with Making – A Reflection on Creating and Sharing – Read Write Respond flickr photo shared by mrkrndvs under a Creative Commons ( BY-SA ) license I was reminded again this week about the importance of Creative Commons. Firstly, my students got a bit stuck getting their heads around what was right for use while creating presentations, while secondly, Mark Anderson wrote a post sharing why he worries about teachers blogging. Beyond the initial frustration about the lack of foresight in regards to the wider audience and subsequent poor judgement, Anderson discusses his concern over the use and reference to content. From copying someone else’s image to sharing student images, he provides three suggestions: Use CC Search if you are trying to find appropriate contentReference ideas and content when you are borrowingAlways err on the side of caution when sharing student content online I have written about creative commons and where to find content before. Ideas The first step in creating a visual quote is coming upon a quote. Content Creating Sharing Like this:
How to Search For and Attribute Open Source Images If you’re a content creator, you already know that high-quality images make posts more enticing to readers. The Internet is chock-full of digital images, but which ones are free to use? You’ll find plenty of open source images if you know where to look. You can start by reading our post 15 Best Sites for Open Source Images. But finding them is only the first step — you also need to know how to properly attribute them, and to give due credit to the image’s copyright holder. Search for Open Source Images You can find anything using Google, and that includes open source images. Next, click on the “Settings” link in the lower right-hand corner and choose “Advanced Search” from the pop-up menu. In the top four fields of the Advanced Search options, you can enter specific search parameters for the kind of images you want to find. This field is labeled “usage rights” and if you click on the drop-down menu, it will give you several options: Remember the Acronym TSAL for Proper Image Attribution
Quick Reference Guide to Finding Creative Commons Material Creative Commons Information Pack for Teachers and Students This information guide was jointly developed by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation through Creative Commons Australia and the National Copyright Unit of the COAG Education Council. For further information contact Creative Commons Australia at info@creativecommons.org.au. Information about Creative Commons Search tools for finding Creative Commons and open access resources These sites have material which is searchable by how they can be used, including whether they are under a Creative Commons licence: - main CC search engines – Google advanced-search allows you to search for material based on its “usage rights” allows you to search the Flickr photo archive for CC material Web resources where all material is CC licensed or open access Text Images Sound Video Education Collections Other
What does Creative Commons mean? (Infographic) [german version] Many People know that there is something called "creative commons licenses". But what does it mean? Is it a license? No, CreativeCommons is a non-profit organization. The following infographic show it in a very clear way: artists and creatives can think about whether or not they will use a CC license. Infographic: "Creative Commons - What does it mean?" Small version Links / Sources Icons Important! If you like take a look on my "Google Glass infographic" Creative Commons What is Creative Commons? The short animations below are a fun and simple way to learn about Creative Commons. Both were developed by Creative Commons Australia and are based on the kooky characters, Mayer and Bettle. They are a great resource to use in the classroom when teaching students about Creative Commons. The first animation focuses on the basics of what Creative Commons is and how it works. Our presentation on slideshare covering Creative Commons Licences and How to Find OER: 'Creative Commons: A Quick Overview', an information sheet on Creative Commons with a list of websites where teachers and students can find Creative Commons material. Mayer and Bettle Click here to go to the Creative Commons website and access the video from "Downloads". Mayer and Bettle 2: The Sequel Click here to see the video sequel - more information on using the Creative Commons licences.