During this project, I utilized Creative Commons to locate and ethically share different digital media examples. This includes an image, audio, animation, and video sample.
I learned that sharing digital media ethically means respecting others' work, giving credit, and being mindful of privacy. This promotes creativity and helps avoid legal and ethical issues. I also learned how to embed files and upload them to my site!
Credit to creator;
"Santorini" by Maggie Meng, licensed under CC BY 2.0
I found this image by searching "Santorini" in the Creative Commons search bar. I dowloaded the Medium size version off of Flickr, saved to my desktop, and uploaded to my website.
This image is shared under the CC BY 2.0 license meaning anyone can;
Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
As long as the following terms are met;
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
I found this audio file by searching "Beach waves" through the Creative Commons site. I downloaded the audio track from open verse, saved it to my Google Drive, saved the shared link and embedded it into my website!
This audio track is under the CCO 1.0 Universal license which means;
No Copyright
The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
Credit to creator;
"Pacific Beach Waves" by microsome is marked with CCO 1.0 Universal
Through Creative Commons, I searched "simple Greek phrases" and it lead me to the video to the left. This video is a short clip of some simple Greek phrases that can be easily learned if attempted!
I embedded the video into my website by copying the link via Youtube and transferring it to my site. No copyright or licensing information was given so according to Youtube's Terms of Service page;
License to Other Users
You also grant each other user of the Service a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to access your Content through the Service, and to use that Content, including to reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works, display, and perform it, only as enabled by a feature of the Service (such as video playback or embeds). For clarity, this license does not grant any rights or permissions for a user to make use of your Content independent of the Service.
Through Creative Commons, Youtube utilizes a CC BY license.
Title: 10 Basic Greek Words
Author: Rosetta Stone
Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/upRYpF1n9aY
License: Unknown
I did a google search of animation sites and came across GIPHY. I searched for gifs under "Greek flag" and found this penguin to the left! I copied the link and embedded it into my site.
Here is all I could locate in regards to licensing throught the Terms of Service page;
User-Generated Content: Users can share and embed GIFs, but the copyright remains with the original creator.
Commercial Use: To use GIFs commercially, you need permission or a proper license from the copyright holder.
Giphy’s License to Users: Giphy grants users a license to access and use GIFs within the platform, but not for use outside it.
Title: Greek Flag Penguin
Author: Pudgy Penguins
Source: https://giphy.com/gifs/pudgypenguins-flag-greece-pengu-YTuxuBuV1kqX6yf6hV
License: Unknown