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Free, Legal Content for Your Blog Getting the Content without the Headaches

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About Me• Webmaster, Author and Journalist• Not a Lawyer• Work as a Copyright Consultant• Resolved 700 Cases of Plagiarism• Founded PlagiarismToday in 2005

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Defining Free

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Defining Free

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Defining Legal

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Defining Legal• Privacy

– Misappropriation of Image– Public Disclosure of Private Facts

• Defamation– Libel

• Obscenity• Yada Yada Yada

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Types of Content

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Types of Content

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Types of Content

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Creative Commons• Collection of 6 Licenses

– All Require Attribution– Choice of Commercial Use– Choice of Derivative Use

• Machine, Human and Lawyer Readable• Remember to Link to the License

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Creative Commons Licenses

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Text• Creative Commons Searches

– Google (Advanced Search)

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Google CC Search

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Google CC Search

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Google CC Search

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Finding Free Text• Creative Commons Searches

– Google (Advanced Search)– Yahoo (Under “All Search Services”)

• Article Sites– Findarticles.com– Articlesbase.com

• Careful to Complete License– That Includes CC

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Images• Flickr

– Flickr CC Search (flickr.com)– Photo Dropper (photodropper.com)

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Photo Dropper

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Photo Dropper

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Photo Dropper

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Images• Flickr

– Flickr CC Search (flickr.com)– Photo Dropper (photodropper.com)– Zemanta (zemanta.com)

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Zemanta

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Images• Flickr

– Flickr CC Search– Photo Dropper (photodropper.com)– Zemanta (zemanta.com)

• Other Sources as Well (Wikipedia, etc.)

• Wikipedia– Wikimedia (wikimedia.org)

• Sxc.hu– Most Liberal Licensing

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Audio/Video• Audio

– CCMixter (ccmixter.org)– The Internet Archive (archive.org)– Jamendo (jamendo.com)

• Use Dropdown

• Video– Anywhere (YouTube, etc.)– Flickr and Blip.tv

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Alternative Sites• Voxant Newsroom (thenewsroom.com)

– News Content– Text, Images, Audio and Video– Must Register for Account– JavaScript Embeds

• PicApp (picapp.com)– WordPress Plugin

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Fair Use• Four Factors

– The purpose and character of your use– The nature of the copyrighted work– The amount taken– The effect upon the potential market

• How Much Can I Take?– Depends

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Bottom Line• Many Great Ways to Get Free Content• Use Licensed Work Correctly

– Obey CC and Other License Terms• License Your Own Work Today

– Or You Make a Kitten Cry

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Questions?

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