Copyright-free Images and Music
Copyright-free Music
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Incompetech has numerous genres from which to choose music. Other copyright-free music sources: http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free http://www.musopen.com/ www.jamendo.com |
Copyright-free Images
1. Use Google Image Advanced Search - Watch Video below. If you are having trouble finding the Advanced Search button, click on little round gear in the top right hand corner of the Google Image page. This will give you a drop down menu. Choose Advanced Search.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTUhZneCnA
2. Creative Commons - Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONIagUKG7Vs
3. Flickr has non-copyrighted images, as well as copyrighted images. Need to distinguish between the two.
4. http://www.public-domain-photos.com/
5. http://www.freephotos.se/index.php
6. http://www.public-domain-image.com/fauna-animals-public-domain-images-pictures/
7. http://www.flickr.com/groups/publicdomain/
8. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Copyright Guidelines for Multimedia Projects
1. “Fair Use Guidelines” allows students and teachers to use copyrighted material for projects in school.
2. However, there are limitations and rules that you must follow.
3. If you put your multimedia project on the internet or use it beyond its educational purpose, you must have permission from the owner of the music, images, or videos before using them. You may use non-copyrighted images without obtaining permission (works in the public domain, works that are in the creative commons).
4. You or the student must always cite the sources of your music, information, images, and video regardless of whether it is copyrighted or non-copyrighted material.
5. Music – if the music is copyrighted…
“Up to 10%, but in no event more than 30 seconds, of the music and lyrics from an individual musical work (or in the aggregate of extracts from an individual work), whether the musical work is embodied in copies, or audio or audiovisual works, may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as a part of a multimedia project created under Section 2. Any alterations to a musical work shall not change the basic melody or the fundamental character of the work.” (Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia,
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm#5, University of Texas)
6. Video – if music is copyrighted…
Up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less, in the aggregate of a copyrighted motion media work may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as part of a multimedia project created under Section 2 of these guidelines. (Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia, http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm#5, University of Texas)
2. However, there are limitations and rules that you must follow.
3. If you put your multimedia project on the internet or use it beyond its educational purpose, you must have permission from the owner of the music, images, or videos before using them. You may use non-copyrighted images without obtaining permission (works in the public domain, works that are in the creative commons).
4. You or the student must always cite the sources of your music, information, images, and video regardless of whether it is copyrighted or non-copyrighted material.
5. Music – if the music is copyrighted…
“Up to 10%, but in no event more than 30 seconds, of the music and lyrics from an individual musical work (or in the aggregate of extracts from an individual work), whether the musical work is embodied in copies, or audio or audiovisual works, may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as a part of a multimedia project created under Section 2. Any alterations to a musical work shall not change the basic melody or the fundamental character of the work.” (Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia,
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm#5, University of Texas)
6. Video – if music is copyrighted…
Up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less, in the aggregate of a copyrighted motion media work may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as part of a multimedia project created under Section 2 of these guidelines. (Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia, http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm#5, University of Texas)