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About Me Webmaster, Author and Journalist Not a Lawyer Work as a Copyright Consultant Resolved 700 Cases of Plagiarism Founded PlagiarismToday in 2005

Webmaster, Author and Journalist

Not a Lawyer

Work as a Copyright Consultant

Resolved 700 Cases of Plagiarism

Founded PlagiarismToday in 2005

Defining Free VS

Defining Free VS X

Defining Legal ©

Defining Legal Privacy Misappropriation of Image Public Disclosure of Private Facts Defamation Libel Obscenity Yada Yada Yada

Privacy

Misappropriation of Image

Public Disclosure of Private Facts

Defamation

Libel

Obscenity

Yada Yada Yada

Types of Content

Types of Content

Types of Content

Creative Commons Collection of 6 Licenses All Require Attribution Choice of Commercial Use Choice of Derivative Use Machine, Human and Lawyer Readable Remember to Link to the License

Collection of 6 Licenses

All Require Attribution

Choice of Commercial Use

Choice of Derivative Use

Machine, Human and Lawyer Readable

Remember to Link to the License

Creative Commons Licenses

Text Creative Commons Searches Google (Advanced Search)

Creative Commons Searches

Google (Advanced Search)

Google CC Search

Google CC Search

Google CC Search

Finding Free Text Creative Commons Searches Google (Advanced Search) Yahoo (Under “All Search Services”) Article Sites Findarticles.com Articlesbase.com Careful to Complete License That Includes CC

Creative Commons Searches

Google (Advanced Search)

Yahoo (Under “All Search Services”)

Article Sites

Findarticles.com

Articlesbase.com

Careful to Complete License

That Includes CC

Images Flickr Flickr CC Search (flickr.com) Photo Dropper (photodropper.com)

Flickr

Flickr CC Search (flickr.com)

Photo Dropper (photodropper.com)

Photo Dropper

Photo Dropper

Photo Dropper

Images Flickr Flickr CC Search (flickr.com) Photo Dropper (photodropper.com) Zemanta (zemanta.com)

Flickr

Flickr CC Search (flickr.com)

Photo Dropper (photodropper.com)

Zemanta (zemanta.com)

Zemanta

Images Flickr Flickr CC Search Photo Dropper (photodropper.com) Zemanta (zemanta.com) Other Sources as Well (Wikipedia, etc.) Wikipedia Wikimedia (wikimedia.org) Sxc.hu Most Liberal Licensing

Flickr

Flickr CC Search

Photo Dropper (photodropper.com)

Zemanta (zemanta.com)

Other Sources as Well (Wikipedia, etc.)

Wikipedia

Wikimedia (wikimedia.org)

Sxc.hu

Most Liberal Licensing

Audio/Video Audio CCMixter (ccmixter.org) The Internet Archive (archive.org) Jamendo (jamendo.com) Use Dropdown Video Anywhere (YouTube, etc.) Flickr and Blip.tv

Audio

CCMixter (ccmixter.org)

The Internet Archive (archive.org)

Jamendo (jamendo.com)

Use Dropdown

Video

Anywhere (YouTube, etc.)

Flickr and Blip.tv

Alternative Sites Voxant Newsroom (thenewsroom.com) News Content Text, Images, Audio and Video Must Register for Account JavaScript Embeds PicApp (picapp.com) WordPress Plugin

Voxant Newsroom (thenewsroom.com)

News Content

Text, Images, Audio and Video

Must Register for Account

JavaScript Embeds

PicApp (picapp.com)

WordPress Plugin

PicApp

PicApp

Fair Use Four Factors The purpose and character of your use The nature of the copyrighted work The amount taken The effect upon the potential market How Much Can I Take? Depends

Four Factors

The purpose and character of your use

The nature of the copyrighted work

The amount taken

The effect upon the potential market

How Much Can I Take?

Depends

Bottom Line Many Great Ways to Get Free Content Use Licensed Work Correctly Obey CC and Other License Terms License Your Own Work Today Or You Make a Kitten Cry

Many Great Ways to Get Free Content

Use Licensed Work Correctly

Obey CC and Other License Terms

License Your Own Work Today

Or You Make a Kitten Cry

Questions?

Questions?

Content Licensing This Presentation is Licensed under a Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 License Download/View at: http://tinyurl.com/jbwcd2009

This Presentation is Licensed under

a Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 License

Download/View at: http://tinyurl.com/jbwcd2009