Copyright and Fair Use

30+ Places to Find Creative Commons Media

These are files you can use in the creation of web sites and other media, free of charge. Please note that there are different degrees of the license, and some of them are for private use only, or they may require that you reference the original creator. Read and understand the various licenses, and which one each file you discover uses..."

Animal Photos

Creative Commons-licensed photos of animals. Arranged by animal name. Each image indicates the type of Creative Commons license associated with the picture and how to reference photos.

Audio Archive

Contains over a hundred thousand free digital recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download.

Clipart ETC

A resource of over 38,000 clipart images from Florida Educational Technology Clearinghouse. Every item comes with a choice of image size and format as well as complete source information for proper citations in school projects. Searchable database or find images via site map list. Teachers and students can use up to 50 images in a project with no further permission. Credit the Clearinghouse when using images. Need backgrounds for presentations? Check out Presentations ETC.

Copyright Friendly--Copyright-Friendly and Copyleft Images and Sound (Mostly!) for Use in Media Projects and Web Pages, Blogs, Wikis, etc.

"Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified! If you see any copyright notices on these pages, read them for further instructions."

Creative Commons Directory

A wiki list of organizations and projects powered with Creative Commons licenses.

Creative Commons Search Page

Users are able to limit search results by "works I can modify, adapt, and build upon" or "works I can use for commercial purposes." For a quick intro to Creative Commons, watch the short video "Wanna Work Together."

Dreamstime Free Stock Photos

Choose the Free Images tab to search for photos.

EveryStockPhoto

"We are a search engine for free photos. These come from many sources and are license-specific. You can view a photo's license by clicking on the license icon, below and left of photos. Membership is free, without advertising, and allows you to rate, tag, collect and comment on photos."

Flickr Free Use Photo Group

Flickr is a group of photos that you can use without copyright restrictions. You can search Creative Commons under Explore on Flickr menu to find photos with various Creative Commons licenses.

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