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Legal Use of Multimedia
Legal Use of Multimedia
Federal law states that all works of "original authorship" that are "fixed in a tangible medium" are automatically copyrighted. Unless otherwise documented, all published works require written permission for use.
Authors/creators can choose to grant permission to share, reuse, and remix their copyrighted work through a Creative Commons license. See the individual license for restrictions and attribution.
Works in the public domain are free from copyright and free to use. Government works, expired copyrights, or items labeled "PD" or with a "CC0" license can be used and modified (attribute to public domain).
Using Multimedia Effectively
Using Multimedia Effectively
Understanding Fair Use
Understanding Fair Use
Use these resources to understand the legal concept of "Fair Use."
Multimedia Searches
Multimedia Searches
Use these tools to search for materials you can share, reuse and remix in your own projects.
Multimedia Resources
Multimedia Resources
Graphics and Clipart
Graphics and Clipart
Classroom Clipart: Free clipart, pictures, and illustrations.
Cool Text: Create original logos and buttons.
Dafont: Downloadable fonts for every project.
Emojipedia: Find emoji (and their meanings) for every purpose.
Noun Project: Add free icons to your Google Docs and Google Slides.
SlideCarnival: Free PPT templates and Google Slides themes for your presentations.
SlidesMania: More free PPT templates and Google Slides themes
Stockio: Free photos, icons, fonts and vectors.
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Audionautix: Find free music clips by genre or mood (creative commons; requires citation/link).
Brainy Betty: Free sound clips and music for presentations (midi and mp3).
Free Music Archive: Browse for free music by up-and-coming artists.
Freesound: Collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.
Internet Archive Audio Archive: Audio recordings from news to concerts, radio shows to book and poetry readings, and original music.
Mixkit: Audio and video clips for use in projects.
Notezilla: High quality, interactive sheet music - synced to real recordings.
Pixabay: Royalty-free music downloads.
SoundBible: Free Creative Commons-licensed sound clips, bites, and effects for video and podcasting (no account required).
Youtube Audio Library: Find royalty-free, account-free tracks here.
Zapsplat: Free sound effects and royalty-free music (account required).
Images and Video
Images and Video
The Noun Project Free icons and photos
Mixkit: Audio and video clips for use in projects.
MorgueFile: Public image search; check license requirements.
Pexels: Free stock photos.
Pics4Learning: Free, copyright-friendly images for education.
Pikwizard: Royalty-free photos with no attribution required.
Photopin: Search millions of Creative Commons photos for use in your creative works.
Reshot: Handpicked, non-stocky images, yours to use as you wish.
Smithsonian Open Access: Download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images.
Unsplash: The Internet's source for freely usable images.
Veezle: Free stock photographs.
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