LibGuides: Copyright: Creative Commons Licenses

Creative Commons Licenses

Chances are, you've seen a Creative Commons license. These licenses enable copyright holders to provide preemptive permission for certain uses. There are actually six difference CC licenses composed of various rights and restrictions. All of the CC licenses require attribution, and best practices for attribution are provided. You can also use the Open Attribute tool to produce a properly formatted attribution that can be copied and pasted.

"Creative Commons Licenses Explained" by MaconEastLibraryProject is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Finding CC Licensed Material

Images

Flickr
Flickr is a popular online photo management and sharing application. Use the advanced search function to limit results to reusable images with Creative Commons licenses.
Google Images
Search the web for images with the power of Google. Use the advanced image search to filter by usage rights to find images you are free to use, share, or modify.
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content to everyone. A collection of freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute.

Music

ccMixter
This is a community music remixing site featuring remixes and samples licensed under Creative Commons licenses.
SoundCloud Creative Commons
For those who spread their Music under Creative Commons License