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Issues of Using Media
When you use media within a project you have to be sure you respect the copyright of the owner. Even if a site says you can use the media freely, you must cite who the creator is and where you got the image. For help in creating citationsEverything you need to know about using copyrighted material in your documentary film
Blog post from the NFB which includes the video RIP a remix
manifesto.
From the site: The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) released a set of guidelines last week that help filmmakers make sense of how to use copyrighted materials in their films. The Guidelines draw on existing fair dealing provisions set out in the Copyright Act.
Guidelines can be downloaded here.
http://docorg.ca/sites/docorg.ca/files/DOC-FairDealing-EN-v2-web.pdf
From the site: The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) released a set of guidelines last week that help filmmakers make sense of how to use copyrighted materials in their films. The Guidelines draw on existing fair dealing provisions set out in the Copyright Act.
Guidelines can be downloaded here.
http://docorg.ca/sites/docorg.ca/files/DOC-FairDealing-EN-v2-web.pdf
Creative Commons
At Creative Commons you can find videos, images, music and more for
use. People share their work at creative commons under a creative commons license. There are a
variety of licenses available, each specifying how people can use the material. You may see the
creative commons license on various sites. The creative commons site also has a searchable database
of media.
http://creativecommons.org/
Get Creative
http://creativecommons.org/
Get Creative
Learn more about Creative Commons
The video below was created for the
K12 Online Conference by Rodd Lucier, a
teacher from Ontario. Creative Commons: What every teacher needs to know.
Creative Commons in K-12 Education
This article, by Wesley Freyer, outlines the copyright issues
(U.S.), explains how to get and use a Creative Commons license and describes some avenues through
which you can find media that can be used in classroom projects.
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/05_06_articles/creative-commons.html
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/05_06_articles/creative-commons.html
Creative Commons : Spectrum of
Rights
View more
presentations from
Yann GEFFROTIN.
Still want to learn more - here is a great
comic by Nerdson that explains Creative Commons licenses.
Where to search for creative commons licensed materials
When searching for media, select Advanced Search. Then you can select Usage Rights. In Google there is a pulldown menu
that lets you select the level of license you need. If the students wish to
modify the image (add text over it or other images) they have to select labeled for reuse with
modification.
Searching on Flickr
Flickr: You do not have to have an account on Flickr to search its enormous number of photographs.
Do an advanced search
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