Free Copyright Friendly
Resources
Jeff Peterson
Lamar Consolidated ISD
[email protected]
@jefflcisd
http://www.technopeterson.com
http://icafe.lcisd.org
Free Copyright Friendly Resources
• Copyright
• Fair Use
• Creative Commons
• Copyright Friendly
• Images
• Audio
• Video
Copyright
• The Federal Copyright Act (Title 17 of the U.S. Code)
• Renting or purchasing a movie, audio clip, image, or
writing does not carry a right to use it publicly, outside the
home, unless properly licensed for public exhibition
Copyright
• Legal copyright compliance applies to everyone
• This legal requirement applies:
•
•
•
•
Regardless of how the material is obtained
Whether or not a fee is charged
Whether the user is associated with a commercial or non-profit
Whether a federal, state, or local agency is involved
Fair Use
• What is it?
• Brief portions of copyrighted material may be used without
permission or payment (certain circumstances)
• Circumstances in which fair use might apply
•
•
•
•
Criticism
News reporting
Teaching
Research
Fair Use: The Four Factors
• The purpose and character of your use
• The nature of the copyrighted work
• The amount and substantiality of the portion taken
• The effect of the use upon the potential market
Misconceptions (True or False)
• Anything on the Internet may be copied freely
• False – copyright laws protect everything on the Internet
• Public domain content
• Shared content with terms and conditions
Misconceptions (True or False)
• If you are educating, it’s fair use to copy anything
• False, fair use is a legal defense, not an excuse
• The courts use the four factors to determine fair use
• The four factors are not a checklist
Misconceptions (True or False)
• As long as you give credit and display a copyright notice,
you can use entire works
• False, giving credit does not constitute legal use or fair use
Misconceptions (True or False)
• If a copyright symbol © does not appear, the work is not
protected by copyright
• False, a copyright notice is not required to protect a work
Misconceptions (True or False)
• I can borrow a movie from a public library and use them
for entertainment in school
• False, the public license purchased by the library does not
extend to the user or school when borrowed from the
library
Misconceptions (True or False)
• Videos from a video store, Netflix, or other service can be
used at school so long as they are legally acquired
• False, the licenses for these videos are for “home use only”
• Would require a public performance license
Creative Commons
• What is it?
• Helps you share knowledge and creativity with the world
• Standardized way to give the public permission to share and use
your creative work on conditions of your choice
• http://creativecommons.org/
Creative Commons
• License types:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Attribution
Attribution-ShareAlike
Attribution-NoDerivs
Attribution-NonCommercial
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
• http://creativecommons.org/
Images
Open Clip Art Library
• Open Clip Art Library (OCAL) is a collaborative community
that creates, shares and remixes clipart
• All clipart is released to the public domain and may be
used in any project for free with no restrictions
• http://openclipart.org/
School Clip Art
• Provided free for educational use
• Teachers can use them for worksheets, lesson plans,
quizzes, websites, and other classroom needs
• Provide a link back to their website
• Students can use them as well
• http://www.school-clip-art.com/
Pics4Learning
• Safe, free image library for education
• Teachers and students can use the photos and images for
any project in an educational setting
• Use for improving educational opportunities
• http://pics4learning.com/
Pixabay
• Find and share outstanding free images
• Can freely use any image from the Pixabay.com website
in digital and printed format, for personal and commercial
use
• Do not require attribution to the original author
• http://pixabay.com/
Getty Icons
• Categorized collection of icons
• There are more than 6000 icons and more than 500 icon
sets on the website
• Variety of formats: png, ico, icns, and buddy icon format
• Public usage license found on each icon set page
• http://gettyicons.com/
Flickr – Creative Commons
• Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a
Creative Commons license
• Searchable by Creative Commons license type
• http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Everystockphoto.com
• A search engine for free photos
• Come from many sources and are license-specific
• View a photo's license by clicking on the license icon
• Membership is
• Free
• Allows you to rate, tag, collect, and comment on photos
• http://www.everystockphoto.com/
Fotopedia
• A photo encyclopedia
• Lets photographers and photo enthusiasts collaborate
and enrich images to be useful for the whole world
• http://www.fotopedia.com/
WP Clipart
• An ever-growing collection of artwork
• For students and others that is free of copyright concerns
• Safe from inappropriate images
• http://www.wpclipart.com
Unrestricted Stock
• Royalty free and available for use at no cost
• High quality images, video, and vectors
• http://unrestrictedstock.com/
Free Digital Photos
• Stock photos and illustrations for virtually anything
• High quality photographer and digital illustrations
• Every image is free, with an option to buy larger images
• http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
Clker.com
• Online sharing service where users share clipart and
photos
• Clipart and photos on Clker.com are in public domain
• http://www.clker.com/
Stock Photos for Free
• Photos that cover every a wide range of topics
• No fees to download photos
• Royalty free license so you can use them for virtually
anything
• http://www.stockphotosforfree.com/
Audio
Freesound
• A collaborative database of audio snippets, samples,
recordings, bleeps, etc.
• Creative Commons licensed sounds
• http://www.freesound.org/
Free Stock Music
• A variety of free production music in several genres
• Comes with a royalty-free license allowing you to use the
music in all types of productions
• http://www.freestockmusic.com/
Freeplay Music
• A wide variety of high-quality music
• Most music is free for educational use
• May be used by students provided that it is part of their
school work or project
• http://www.freeplaymusic.com
AudionautiX
• Music is released under Creative Commons license
• Free to use the music as long as you provide a link to this
website or give credit to audionautix.com
• http://audionautix.com/
YouTube Audio Library
• Free background music for your videos
• http://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary
Incompetech
• Royalty free music creations under the Creative
Commons license
• Many different types of instrumental music on the site
• http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/
PacDV
• Free to use in video, film, audio, and multimedia
productions
• Link back to the site or mention "Music by
www.pacdv.com/sounds/" in credits
• http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/free-music.html
Lino Rise
• An exclusive free music
• Royalty free music
• Can use it without paying any license fees
• Give credit to Lino Rise
• http://www.linorise.com/
Video
BottledVideo
• All the stock footage is free to download and use in video
production
• Intended to promote and support the creativity of the
independent producer
• http://bottledvideo.com/
MotionElements
• All the elements are Royalty-free
• Use the free elements however you want
• http://www.motionelements.com/free/stock-footage
VidsPlay
• Provides a few very good quality stock video clips that
anyone can download for free
• http://www.vidsplay.com/
Motion Backgrounds
• A library of animated backgrounds that are all available
to you at no cost
• Available in different file formats for ease of use
• http://www.motionbackgroundsforfree.com/
Stock Footage for Free
• Quality stock footage and video
• Large library of stock footage from all around the world
• http://www.stockfootageforfree.com/
Movietools
• Video clips free to use
• Can be downloaded and used in any type of project
• High quality footage
• http://movietools.info/
Additional Notes
• Double-check to ensure copyright protections
• Sites may have great content, but some content may be
inappropriate for educational purposes
Jeff Peterson
Lamar Consolidated ISD
[email protected]
@jefflcisd
http://www.technopeterson.com
http://icafe.lcisd.org