Presentation discussing Copyright, Fair Use, and Public Domain. This helps find content to be used in classroom presentations and beyond

1. I Need a Purple Unicorn,
But I Won’t Pay for It!
Incorporating Free Media
Into Your Classroom Presentations
Brianna McDonell
Thrift Library, Anderson University
March 17, 2014

2. Copyright
 Set of laws protecting the work of an
artist/performer/author/creator.
 Contemporary copyright laws state
that all materials are protected upon
creation.
 The copyright symbol © does not have
to be displayed for material to be
protected.

3. What Copyright Entails
 Restriction on copying and distributing
a work…
 Limitation or prohibition of adapting a
work, like a book to a movie…
 Protection against unauthorized
performance or public display of a
work…
…without permission of the
author or estate representative.

4. Fair Use
Source: FairUseProject, 2009

5. What Determines Fair Use?
 What are you using the material for?
For education For commentary/review
For parody For creating a new work
 What is the nature of the material?
Research-based, nonfiction, or for purposes of
education
 How much do you want to use?
Even if its only a small part, if it is the
“essence” of the work, that may not count as
fair use
 What effect could your use have on the
work’s potential marketability or value?

6. Public Domain-Free to Use
 Materials no longer protected by
copyright, or that never were, are
considered in the public domain
 That means they are free and
available for any use, adaptation,
reproduction
 Includes anything made/published
before 1923 in the U.S., materials
dedicated to the public domain by the
creator, and materials where the
copyright is either expired or
inapplicable

7. Creative Commons
 “Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal
and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity,
sharing, and
innovation.”
 Example license: CC BY-SA
◦ Called “Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International”
◦ Attribution: Must provide appropriate credit to
licensor/owner, link/information on license, and if any
changes were made to the work
◦ ShareAlike: If original is remixed, transformed, or built
upon, it must be distributed under same license
◦ May not apply an additional restrictions
 Other terms or restrictions include no derivatives and/or no
commercial use
 Items can also be dedicated to the public domain through
Creative Commons
Source: www.creativecommons.org

8. Creative Commons, cont.
 Creative Commons Search allows you to
find content to share, use, and remix in:
Europeana SoundCloud
Google Images Flickr
Wikimedia Commons Jamendo
YouTube Fotopedia
Open Clip Art Library Pixabay
Google SpinXpress
ccMixter
 Find it at
http://search.creativecommons.org/

9. Searching Creative Commons

10. Easy Google Images Search

11. Finding More Content
 Ibiblio – The public’s library and digital
archive
 Project Gutenberg – Ebooks
 Mutopia Project – Sheet music
 Getty Museum Open Content Program

12. Library Resources For You
 Thrift Library Libguides:
◦ Public Domain – Provides links to where you can find audio files,
books, images, video, and more.
◦ Citing sources - Has citation guides for many different formats,
such as MLA, APA, NMA, and has information on the “how” and
“why” of citing.
◦ Copyright, Public Domain, and Licensing – Explains copyright,
how to avoid copyright infringements, and licensing materials.
◦ Plagiarism – Spells plagiarism out and how to best keep your
academic integrity.
 Thrift Library Databases:
◦ ARTstor – Images from art, architecture, maps, cultural objects,
and more.
◦ StreamlineSC – Videos for K-12 education. Call Thrift Library
for the passcode.

13. Additional Resources
 Copyright Advisory Network - http://librarycopyright.net
 “Copyright and Fair Use” – From Stanford University Library
 Fishman, S. (2008). The Public Domain : How to Find & Use
Copyright-free Writings, Music, Art & More. Berkeley, CA:
Nolo
 “Thinking Through Fair Use” – From University of Minnesota
Library

14. A Fair(y) Use Tale
Source: Documentary Film Program at the Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law School,
2007.