Copyright Law and Creative Commons Licenses
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1. Introductory videos
1.1. Copyright
1.1.1. Understanding Copyright, Public Domain, and Fair Use
1.1.2. Copyright Basics
1.2. History and Philosophy of Copyright
1.2.1. https://youtu.be/4b_5MO04qGg
1.3. Creative Commons licenses explained
1.3.1. Video
2. Copyright law in the age of the Internet
2.1. We inherit laws created for previous media
2.2. Complex set of laws
2.2.1. The rule of thumb is to assume all media is copyrighted to someone. Therefore, its use is restricted.
2.3. Internet
2.3.1. Access to (digital) media
2.3.2. Images, audio, video, 3D, etc.
2.3.3. Open textbooks, open courses, and other open educational resources
2.4. Computers
2.4.1. Computers make the editing of digital media accessible to anyone
2.5. Copyright law has "2 sides"
2.5.1. Laws for media users
2.5.2. Laws for media creators
2.6. Copyright Law and Fair Use
2.6.1. Basics of Copyright Law
2.6.1.1. http://www.copyright.gov
2.6.1.2. Rights
2.6.1.2.1. Reproduce copies
2.6.1.2.2. Prepare derivative works
2.6.1.2.3. Distribute copies of the work for commercial purposes
2.6.1.2.4. Display the work publicly
2.6.1.2.5. Perform the work
2.6.1.3. The (C) sign is not necessary
2.6.1.4. Copyright exists when any work gets "fixed"
2.6.2. Basics of Fair Use
2.6.2.1. Work without Copyright
2.6.2.1.1. The work lacks originality
2.6.2.1.2. Work is in the public domain
2.6.2.1.3. US government work
2.6.2.1.4. Facts
2.6.2.1.5. Ideas
2.6.2.2. Education
2.6.2.2.1. Students, faculty and staff
2.6.2.2.2. Be conservative
2.6.2.2.3. Don't make unnecessary copies
2.6.2.3. Four factors to evaluate Fair Use
2.6.2.3.1. Character of use
2.6.2.3.2. Nature of the work
2.6.2.3.3. Amount of the work used
2.6.2.3.4. Widespread effect on the market
3. Creative Commons
3.1. Licenses
3.1.1. Pre-made legal contracts between the owner and the user
3.1.2. Attribution
3.1.2.1. BY
3.1.3. Non Commercial
3.1.3.1. NC
3.1.3.1.1. NC
3.1.4. Share-Alike
3.1.4.1. SA
3.1.5. No Derivatives
3.1.5.1. ND
3.1.6. Public Domain
3.1.6.1. PD
3.2. Licenses combinations
3.2.1. Attribution - Share Alike
3.2.1.1. BY-SA
3.2.2. Attribution - No Derivatives
3.2.2.1. BY-ND
3.2.3. Attribution - Non Commercial
3.2.3.1. BY-NC
3.2.4. Attribution - Non Commercial- Share Alike
3.2.4.1. BY-NC-SA
3.2.5. Attribution - Non Commercial- No Derivatives
3.2.5.1. BY-NC-ND
3.3. Deeds and Legal Codes
3.3.1. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
3.3.1.1. 3 layers
4. Finding CC licensed media
4.1. Media websites
4.1.1. Images
4.1.1.1. https://www.flickr.com/search/advanced
4.1.2. Sound effects
4.1.2.1. http://www.freesound.org/search/
4.1.3. Music
4.1.3.1. https://www.jamendo.com/en/search
4.1.3.1.1. Look at the "advanced search" feature under the magnifying glass
4.1.4. Video
4.1.4.1. https://vimeo.com/creativecommons
4.1.4.2. https://www.youtube.com/
4.1.5. Ever growing list of media directories
4.1.5.1. https://wiki.creativecommons.org/Content_curators
4.1.5.2. https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=310751
4.1.5.3. https://search.creativecommons.org/
4.2. Textbooks and Open Educational Resources
4.2.1. Textbooks
4.2.1.1. http://cool4ed.org/
4.2.1.2. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
4.2.1.3. https://openstaxcollege.org/
4.2.1.4. http://open.bccampus.ca/
4.2.2. Videos
4.2.2.1. MITvideo
4.2.2.1.1. http://video.mit.edu/
4.2.2.2. TED talks
4.2.2.2.1. http://www.ted.com/
4.2.2.3. Khan Academy
4.2.2.3.1. https://www.khanacademy.org/library
4.2.3. Courses
4.2.3.1. Carnegie Mellon
4.2.3.1.1. http://oli.cmu.edu/
4.2.3.2. MIT Open Courseware
4.2.3.2.1. http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
4.2.3.3. UC Irvine Open Courseware
4.2.3.3.1. http://ocw.uci.edu/
4.2.4. OER case studies
4.2.4.1. https://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER_Case_Studies
4.3. Searching
4.3.1. Google Image Search
4.3.1.1. https://images.google.com/
4.3.2. YouTube Video Search
4.3.2.1. https://www.youtube.com/
4.4. Use your judgement
4.4.1. The person who applied the license doesn't necessarily understand what it means
4.4.2. Featured faces
4.4.2.1. Seek images with crowds
4.4.3. Brands and famous people
4.4.3.1. Avoid them, most probably are copyrighted
4.4.4. Advertisements
4.4.4.1. Avoid them, most probably are copyrighted
5. Purchasing professional media
5.1. https://www.shutterstock.com/
5.2. https://www.istockphoto.com/
5.3. https://www.gettyimages.com
6. You need to establish the licensing of your work
6.1. Fully copyrighted
6.2. CC licensed
6.2.1. Choose a License
6.2.2. https://chooser-beta.creativecommons.org/