Creative commons public-domain

Creative commons public-domain

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  A Quick Guideto Creative Commons Licenses & Images in the Public Domain
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  Why You MightNeed to Use Someone Else’s Pictures • Making flyers for a yard sale or a non- profit function • Creating a class project that you’d like to make available through a website • Designing promotional materials for your new business
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  Why You Needto Find Licensed Images • U.S. Copyright Act, Section 107 dictates the use and limitations • Educational, scholarly, and some non-profit groups have some reproduction access • Many images are licensed by their creators and are out of the question • PLAY IT SAFE = Creative Commons or Public Domain works From the University of Texas Libraries “Copyright Crash Course”
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  What Can IUse? • Public Domain – Things deemed “ineligible” for copyright protection (U.S. government images) – Things with expired copyright(usually 70 years from creation) • Creative Commons Licensed Images – Nonprofit legal organization – Helps creators give their works to the public for personal use without letting corporations control the works. Usually require attribution From the University of California’s Copyright page and Creative Commons’ “About Us” page
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  How do Ifind these Images? • Morgue File – images for academic or commercial use • ImageBase – stock photos for all uses • Links on handout for websites • Use the Find CC-Licensed works button at www.creativecommons.org OR
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  Try Google Images Performa search in Google Images as you would for other pictures
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  Within the resultsshown, find the sprocket on the right. Click and select “Advanced Search” from the drop-down box.
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  Scroll to thebottom of the search options and select the “usage rights” drop-down box. Pick the license filter that best suits your needs. (“Free to use, share or modify, even commercially” is the safest set.)
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  Far fewer results,but one is bound to suit your needs.
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  Flickr You can findlicensed images in Flickr using a similar technique
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  Find the CreativeCommons logo at the bottom and search for a license that meets your needs. You will find more images here, but be sure to check the license requirements in the lower- right-hand corner of the page. Many require attribution or don’t allow “remixes” (changes)