Using Photos Licensed Under Creative Commons

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Using Photos Licensed under Creative Commons

Erik T. AndersonUniversity of Idaho2015 ACE ConferenceJune 9, 2015

Free Durt by Robb Sutton CC BY‐NC

I Needed for Images for Web Content

...but I had:• no access to a photographer

• no stock photo library

• no budget

Creative Commons by Imran Abdul Jabar CC BY‐SA

Creative Commons (CC) Images

• 340+ million CC images available on Flickr

Piggy savings bank by Alan Cleaver CC BY

PayDay by Mark Strozier CC BY

How to Find CC ImagesSearch tools available:• Flickr Creative Commons site

– www.Flickr.com/creativecommons• Creative Commons

– search.creativecommons.org• Compfight

– www.compfight.com• Foter

– www.foter.com• PhotoPin

– www.photopin.com

How to Find CC Images

Other search options:• Google Images search

– Look under “Search tools >> Usage rights”

• Bing & Yahoo Images search– Look under “License”

Keywords: “Idaho” + “agriculture”

Attribution

• Attribution is required for all Creative Commons works

• Attribution is relatively easy to do• Many users of CC materials use incorrect attribution (or none at all)

How to Attribute CC Images

• Title – If untitled, use “This work by...”

• Author– Name or username of author/creator

• Source – Provide the URL for the source image or link title back to the original source

• License– Identify the CC license type and link to the license text

Source: Creative Commons ‐ The Ultimate Guide by foter.com (infographic)

Attribution Examples

Source: My Experience Grand Rapids Blog


Source: Allison Kilkenny’s Blog, The Nation


Source: Wonkblog, The Washington Post


Source: University of Richmond


Source: Blurtblog.net

No Free Lunches

Brown Bag (with staple) by Jeffrey BeallCC BY‐SA with modifications

Thank You by Nate Grigg CC BY

Good Free Stuff! Using Photos Licensed Under Creative Commons Presented by: Erik T. Anderson

University of Idaho [email protected] 2015 ACE Conference

June 9, 2015 Resources Creative Commons web site: https://creativecommons.org/ This site is the main hub for the Creative Commons nonprofit organization. It describes the Creative Commons (CC) concept and explains why CC licenses offer creators and the public an important alternative to copyright licensing. The site also describes the six CC license types. Creative Commons Search Tools

Flickr’s Creative Commons site: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Creative Commons search site: http://search.creativecommons.org/ Compfight search tool: http://compfight.com/ Foter search tool: http://foter.com/ PhotoPin search tool: http://photopin.com/ Google Images search – look under “Search tools >> Usage rights” Bing and Yahoo Images search – look under “License

Creative Commons Attribution You may use CC‐licensed material as long as you follow the license conditions. The attribution requirement applies to all CC licenses. A CC attribution consists of four elements: title, author, source, and license.

1. Title of the work. If a title is not provided, you can exclude or use one of the following: “This work by…” or “Untitled by…”

2. Author(s). Provide the name of the creator(s) of the work. A username (e.g., from a Flickr account) is acceptable.

3. Source. Provide a link back to the original source where the work is hosted (e.g., Flickr page). If using an image in printed form then provide the source URL.

4. License. Identify the CC license type and provide a link to the license deed. Modifications to an original work are allowed under selected CC licenses. You should indicate modifications in your attribution. Several examples of CC license attribution can be found here: https://wiki.creativecommons.org/Best_practices_for_attribution

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Using Photos Licensed Under Creative Commons