Easy (to Find) 'n Safe (to Use) A Workshop on Finding and Using Licensed Materials Barbara DeFelice Anthony Helm March 18th, 2010

Creative Commons Workshop 1.Brief information on copyright 2.Creative Commons basics 3.Finding useable materials 4.Quiz 5.Hands-On

Copyright happens automatically when a work is created in a tangible form Does not require registration or notice Lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years at least, and more in some cases. What is a Creative Common License? Why use it? Relation to Copyright law and Fair Use

Copyright is a bundle of rights: you can sign them away exclusively you can grant non-exclusive licenses that give multiple people permission to use a work for different purposes Creative Commons licenses do not contradict copyright What is a Creative Common License? Why use it? Relation to Copyright law and Fair Use

Although everything is copyrighted automatically, creators may not want or need all those rights Perfectly acceptable uses are often restricted due to those rights Permissions handling is often unnecessary but costly in time, money and effort What is a Creative Common License? Why use it? Relation to Copyright law and Fair Use

Creative Commons Licenses: Apply to works that are subject to copyright (NOT to works already in the public domain) Offer an option for the creator to define permitted uses explicitly Do NOT affect Fair Use Are NOT exclusive Allow copying, distribution, display, public performance, & reformatting What is a Creative Common License? Why use it? Relation to Copyright law and Fair Use

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The Core Creative Commons License AttributesCreative Commons License Attributes

The Core Creative Commons License Attributes Attribution: You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work - and derivative works based upon it - but only if they give you credit the way you request Non-Commercial: You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work - and derivative works based upon it - but for noncommercial purposes only. No Derivative Works: You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only exact copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it. Share Alike: You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work. by nc nd sa

6 Creative Commons License Combinations Attribution Non-commercial (by-nc) provides for building upon and remixing but NOT for commercial purposes Attribution is always present Attribution Share Alike (by-sa) allows building upon and remixing the work, even for commercial purposes. The users must license their work as Share Alike also. Attribution (by) only provides for all kinds of uses, including derivative works. Attribution No Derivatives (by-nd) Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) is most restrictive Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) provides for building upon and remixing but NOT for commercial purposes

Can't I just Google the images I need? Freely available ≠ Free-to-Use ?

Finding and Identifying CC Licensed Materials At your (virtual) fingertips...

Finding and Identifying CC Licensed Materials vs.

What about Public Domain content?

More Links to More Content Sites with various CC media

Found what you need? How do you "use" it? Some basic guidelines

Attribution done right!

What is it? When would you use it? What can you do with material licensed with these combinations? Quiz Time!

What is it? When would you use it? What can you do with material licensed with these combinations? Quiz Time!

What is it? When would you use it? What can you do with material licensed with these combinations? Quiz Time!

Your Turn! Using Creative Commons Licensed Materials to Create a Project You Can Share Steps: Search---Find---Use---Interpret---Create---License Your Work Use Powerpoint to create something new, such as a presentation, a greeting card, a business card, or as a place to collect items to use in a video or a display.

My Sample Project:The Violin "kowi strings" by Speck Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)kowi strings Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) covent garden - some dude playing the violin Uploaded on January 15, 2007 by protographer23January 15, 2007protographer23 n Some Rights Reserved Attribution 2.0 Generic impro au violin by Ptitemesange Samples of new violin music Now you want to learn to play violin! Video lessons from a pro! Note no CC license, this is an ad but is automatically copyrighted! Inspiring video of a performance Bess- You Is My Woman Now YOUKALI TRIO IN CONCERT (Toronto, March ) Attribution 2.0 Generic