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  Issues of Using Media

When you use media within a project you have to be sure you respect the copyright of the owner. Even if a site says you can use the media freely, you must cite who the creator is and where you got the image. For help in creating citations

Everything you need to know about using copyrighted material in your documentary film
Blog post from the NFB which includes the video RIP a remix manifesto.

From the site: The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) released a set of guidelines last week that help filmmakers make sense of how to use copyrighted materials in their films. The Guidelines draw on existing fair dealing provisions set out in the Copyright Act.
Guidelines can be downloaded here.
http://docorg.ca/sites/docorg.ca/files/DOC-FairDealing-EN-v2-web.pdf

Creative Commons  

At Creative Commons you can find videos, images, music and more for use. People share their work at creative commons under a creative commons license. There are a variety of licenses available, each specifying how people can use the material. You may see the creative commons license on various sites. The creative commons site also has a searchable database of media.
http://creativecommons.org/

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Learn more about Creative Commons

video  VIDEO: Wanna Work Together?


k12onlin3.jpgThe video below was created for the K12 Online Conference by Rodd Lucier, a teacher from Ontario. Creative Commons: What every teacher needs to know.


Creative Commons in K-12 Education

This article, by Wesley Freyer, outlines the copyright issues (U.S.), explains how to get and use a Creative Commons license and describes some avenues through which you can find media that can be used in classroom projects.
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/05_06_articles/creative-commons.html

learn_presentCreative Commons : Spectrum of Rights View more presentations from Yann GEFFROTIN.


Still want to learn more - here is a great comic by Nerdson that explains Creative Commons licenses.

Where to search for creative commons licensed materials

A great place to start: Search Creative Commons licensed Materials
http://search.creativecommons.org/

  • You simply enter your search query (the key words to find what you want)
  • Click beside the box modify, adapt, build upon if you want to be able remix,  crop, or change what you find  in any way
  • Choose the site you want to search (e.g. Flickr for pictures )
You will then be directed to the images / sounds found which you can use depending on the license.

Searching in other sites?When searching for media, select Advanced Search. Then you can select Usage Rights. In Google there is a pulldown menu
advansearch that lets you select the level of license you need. If the students wish to modify the image (add text over it or other images) they have to select labeled for reuse with modification.

Searching on Flickr

Flickr: You do not have to have an account on Flickr to search its enormous number of photographs.

Do an advanced search

flicka
Narrow your search by selecting the media you want (e.g. Only photos)

Notice that you can put on a SafeSearch
flickb
  • Select Only Search within Creative Commons licensed content
  • Once you find a photograph you want to use, click on it to go to its page.
  • Check the license to see how it may be used (Under License) you will see the symbols indicating the license
    if you are not sure what they mean, click on "Some rights reserved"

Find Images

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