Friday, September 17, 2010

Thing 15: Creative Commons

I do think it is a good idea to show the different licenses in Creative Commons.  Finding images and videos that you can use without violating copyright is very difficult.  Students and faculty think that they can search google images, copy and paste, and they are fine.  This gives them a place to go to find what they need and teaches them how to do it legally and respectfully.  I would consider sharing content in this manner.  I would probably assign my works with the Attribution Non-Commercial license.  I searched through flickr to find photos that contained maple leaves.  I am using maple leaves as part of the decor for my upcoming wedding.  Perfect for fall :)  I like that you can search using the different attributions.  If is frustrating to find the perfect photo and then find out you cannot use it or you have to wait to hear back from the owner.  Here is one of the photos that I found.  It is owned by James Lee, screen name jronaldLee.

Single red maple leaf
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jronaldlee/3987330047/#
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2010 at 7:52 PM

    Hi there - I'm the photographer for this picture. What fun to see it used here - and even better, to see it used in this way, to share a great way to use creative commons licensing and give proper credit to the photographer!

    Thanks for crediting for my image in such a fun (well, for a photographer, at least) article. I'm glad it was useful.

    As a photo-blogger, I know how frequently images are mis-used. You've done a nice job presenting how to do it right.

    Cheers!

    James

    aka jronaldlee

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