A must watch for understanding Creative Commons and using content under Creative Commons licenses.
BrickPress (2012), Creative Commons License and how it helps us share digital content. YouTube viewed 19/05/2012 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKfqoPYJdVc>
Creative Commons are licence themes that are used to licence works (music, artistic, literary, and video works), under the terms of each license. Creative Commons works are free to use as long as the licence terms are followed.
Creative Commons offers the following licenses:
Each creative commons licence theme has a specific icon.
BY - Attribution
ND - No Derivatives
NC - Non-commercial
SA - Share Alike
Images source: Creative Commons Website
If you require any assistance with Creative Commons licenses contact copyright@rmit.edu.au
Attribution is a core condition in all six Creative Commons licences.
Creative Commons Attribution Builder generates attribution automatically.
Creative Commons Attribution Tool generates attribution for Flickr images automatically.
can be searched in three easy steps:
1. Enter your search terms
2. Tick the option to modify, adapt or build upon
3. Select where you would like to search. For example Google images
Image Source: Creative Commons.org. Creative Common Search Logo. http://search.creativecommons.org/. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution 4.0 international licence
There is a large range of images on Flickr are made available under Creative Commons licenses and each license has differing terms of use. A Creative Commons image on Flickr must be used according to the terms of the Creative Commons licence. Before using a Creative Commons licensed image ensure you read and understand the licence terms.
There are also images on Flickr that could be considered a breach of copyright ensure the image(s) you wish to use are legal copies.
What you need to consider before using flickr images:
Galleries and museums sometimes allow photography of the works within the gallery for personal purposes this means for your own home library of photographs. Galleries and museums don't usually hold copyright on works they exhibit.
Using YouTube and Flickr to find Creative Commons Licensed material, video missmelodysmelodies YouTube viewed 3rd September 2015, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYcTFq9wrNk>.