From the CC website:
"Creative Commons (CC) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to helping build and sustain a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture....
[We provide] CC licenses and public domain tools that give every person and organization in the world a free, simple, and standardized way to grant copyright permissions for creative and academic works; ensure proper attribution; and enable others to copy, distribute, and make use of those works"
"Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law. From the reuser’s perspective, the presence of a Creative Commons license on a copyrighted work answers the question, What can I do with this work?"
There are six different license types plus a public domain dedication tool (CC0). Note that the licenses and CC0 can't be revoked and that these can only be applied by someone who owns or controls the copyright in the work.
Copyright is a complex area of law.
Copying, modifying, displaying or distributing the work of others may require determining if
The links below provide general information but not legal advice.
If you are using any text, images, or audio that are not your own creation, consider including:
The above text is from sections 6.2 and 6.3 of the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia, which are part of the Crash Course in Copyright (version 1), a tutorial on copyright created by Georgia Harper, University of Texas System.
The Purdue OWL site is recommended for citation examples for different types of media: MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources
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If you are including photos, video, etc. that belong to you or your family, this is a possible citation format:
Example:
Some ways to type the copyright symbol ©:
Use Advanced Image Search to refine searches to specific content or file types, color or black-and-white, or usage rights (such as "free to use, share or modify")
Please note: Exercise caution when using material downloaded from websites as the Internet contains a mix of works protected by copyright and works in the public domain.
Viewing an image online doesn't automatically mean that you can reuse or copy it without permission or payment.
Remember that you must have the right to use the images you are including in your project.
These sites search for images with open licenses. Some require you to credit the artist or photographer:
The Parker Media Lab and Multimedia Center support the instruction and research needs of UNH's faculty and students by providing facilities, collections and expertise for researching, viewing and producing a wide range of media.
The Multimedia Center is open when Dimond Library is open. The Parker Media Lab is available for self-service use during all Dimond Library operating hours. See the Parker Media Lab page for resources and how to request training or support. Equipment checkout is now being handled by the UNH Library. Selected online resources are listed below.
