Description
Creative Commons is a licensing structure where people provide permission to use their copyrighted content ahead of time. There are six licenses:
- Attribution
- Attribution-NoDerivs
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
- Attribution-ShareAlike
- Attribution-NonCommercial
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
Basically, you already have permission to use media you find on the Internet with a Creative Commons license. You need to follow the license.
Learning resources information
Key Weblinks
Creative Commons
Here is more to read about creative commons and why you should be using it.
- What Is Creative Commons and Why Does It Matter?
- The Creative Commons and the Power of Open
- 7 things you should know about… Creative Commons
Creative Commons Resources
Here are various creative common resources for your use.
- The British Library Puts 1,000,000 Images into the Public Domain, Making Them Free to Reuse & Remix
- How to find free images and other resources without copyright restrictions
- Digital Literacy: Find Free (and Legal) Images for Your Classroom
- Creative Commons images and you: a quick guide for image users
- The Best Online Sources For Images
- 30+ Places To Find Creative Commons Media
Video Tutorials
Here is a collection of videos that will help you better understand creative commons.
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