Post on 27-Jan-2015
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“I Hate Copyright”
How to Find Public Domain & Creative Commons photos
Larry Baker
Recognized by Apple as a distinguished school for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence.
Unrestricted photo
Larry Baker (@labcbaker)
Associate Principal, Mercy High School
Apple Distinguished Educator
Teaches “Technology Leadership” at Madonna University
The Bad News about Online Images . . . .
Photos available online fall under copyright unless licensed otherwise.
“Fair Use” is fairly generous in educational settings but aren’t we preparing students for beyond school?
Some of us set bad examples.
The Good News . . . .
Almost every time I have asked to use a copyrighted photo I have received permission.
There are literally millions of photos in the public domain or licensed for non-commercial use.
Used with permission
The morgueFile license
*You are free to remix.
*You are free to use this
work for commercial
purposes.*You are free to use without attribution.
Weaknesses . . . .
Limited Selection
Not very searchable
Limited Educational Use
Easy to drift into pay-for photos
Strengths . . . .
Photos are completely unrestricted.
The photos have high resolution
Easy to download
Search . . . .
Search “Eyes”
Search TipChoose “Most Downloads”
Wikimedia Commonshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wanna Work Together http://creativecommons.org/videos/wanna-work-together
Wikimedia Commons CC license
*You are free to remix.
*You are free to use this
work for commercial
purposes.*You must attribute the work
Weaknesses . . . .
Favors lapsed copyright images
Somewhat hit or miss
Subject selection maybe limited
Strengths . . . .
Enormous Catalog.
Varied Media.
Full Metadata
All licensed in Creative Commons
“B-Roll video”
Search . . . .
Search “Martin Luther King”
Refine Search“Martin Luther King march”
Both works in Public Domain
Compfighthttp://compfight.com/
Photo by Ben Russell
Photo by John Triffo
Photo by Shirley
The Compfight license
*Creative Commons
*Always available but conditions
vary. *Often requires attribution.
Weaknesses . . . .
Quality Varies
Extra clicks needed for licenseand Photographer
Clever searching required
Easy to drift into copyright-protected photos
Click here for
attribution
Click here for
License
Strengths . . . .
Millions of Photos
Terrific variety
All usable for non-commercial purposes
Easy to link or download
Photo by NASA
Search . . . . . “Destruction”
Now Search , “Wrecking Ball”
Library of Congresshttp://www.loc.gov/pictures/
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All works in Public Domain
LOC Photo License
Commonly Public Domain because legal claim to copyright has expired.
Weaknesses . . . .
Difficult to get quick hits.
Size/resolution vary
Best for historical photos
“Collections” are often by behest rather than topic.
Strengths . . . .
Fabulous Historical Photos
Very Unrestricted Use
Educator Friendly
Detailed metadata
Public Domain
U.S. Government: Photos & Images
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml
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These photos are from the National Gallery, NASA, U.S. Mint0
“Government Work”
Free to reproduce.
No attribution required
Free to create derivative works.
Free to distribute.
Weaknesses
No uniform features across agencies
Searching difficult
Quality & quantity varyacross agencies
Strengths
Largely public domain
Fabulous science, art,social studies sources
Some agencies like NASA organize their photos.
USA.gov Search #1
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml
History, Arts, Culture
National Gallery
“Winslow Homer” Public Domain
USA.gov Search #2
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml
Science and Technology
NASA - Great Images
“Jupiter” Government Work
USA.gov Search #3
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml
Environment,Energy, and Agriculture
National Park Photos
“Learn More”/ B-Roll
Monuments / Mount Rushmore
National Park Service
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