January 19, 2013
Flickr has one of the largest collections of Creative Commons images. The Creative Commons set of licenses allows everyone from educators, artists, and authors to tap into this invaluable source and use the photo for their creative works. The Flickr Commons archive has grown from its humble beginnings on January 16 2008 with 1,500 photos to a mammoth collection of more than 250,000 photos in just five years.
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January 12, 2013
Creative Commons images have lots of takers and find a place in everything from presentations to blogging. There are lots of ways to search for Creative Commons images labeled for reuse. Now, with the help of Yahoo Image Search, you can tap into Flickr and its huge databank of Creative Commons images.
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August 10, 2012
Today we'll be looking at one of the web's best truly free resources for audio material - be it samples of instruments, drum loops, a capellas or even full songs. If you've been thinking of trying your hand at a few remixes and some music creation but have struggled to find samples then look no further.
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July 30, 2012
In 1982, writer and filmmaker Rick Prelinger starting assembling a collection of films that would later become known as the Prelinger Archives. The films are all considered of cultural importance to the United States, depicting everyday life, social and environmental change and history through the medium of moving images. Of the many tens of thousands of films, around 65% are in the public domain.
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July 27, 2012
As far as the largest collection of Creative Commons licensed videos is concerned, YouTube is now king of the pile.It now has over four million videos licensed for free use, which is a huge figure. But more than that it represents a treasure trove for users who want to mine this for their own creative projects. A Creative Commons license on any media opens it up for reuse, remix, and re-imagination.
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June 29, 2012
Looking to add some images to your blog post? Obviously, I sympathize. All of the writers at MakeUseOf are on the prowl for ways to add some visual flair to our articles, but we also have to make sure we respect the rights of photographers while doing so. That’s why we like Creative Commons content.
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