Copyright

Getting to Know media type="custom" key="9858227" ====The recent push to create 21st Century educational experiences for students has resulted in a revolution of multimedia projects and authentic assessments in schools. As teachers continue to find ways to engage this generation of students—the “digital natives”—in meaningful, relevant content, they must understand that this type of teaching and learning is coupled with the responsibility of becoming knowledgeable regarding copyright laws and fair use guidelines—topics that have emerged alongside the integration of technology into the K-12 curriculum. ====

====Educators today not only have the challenge of teaching students how to utilize various Web 2.0 tools and applications that often involve the incorporation of images, music and/or video, but they must also show students how to become conscientious digital citizens—which includes but is not limited to properly citing sources and seeking permission for use of copyrighted materials. ====

====With that said, the intent of this wiki page is to provide a resource that will assist teachers with better understanding copyright and fair use in the context of the classroom—information that will ensure compliance with U.S. Copyright regulations. In addition, this page includes a variety of links for copyright and royalty free images, musics and audio than can be incorporated into lessons, projects and without the worry of copyright infringement. ====

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Copyright Video: Copyright Basics
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//This video was produced by the Copyright Clearance Center. For additional information, visit http://www.copyright.com.//

Copyright Resources
 * Copyright Friendly Wikispace (contains a ton of copyright-friendly resources for use in media projects, web pages and blogs... My personal favorite! ) - http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com
 * Copyright Clarity Wikispace - http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com/home
 * Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers -http://halldavidson.net/copyright_chart.pdf
 * Copyright Crash Course -http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/clasguid.html

Copyright-free Audio & Music Sites
 * Partners in Rhyme: Free Midi Files and Free Sound Effects - http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/free.html
 * PodSafe Audio - http://www.podsafeaudio.com
 * SoundSnap - http://www.soundsnap.com
 * Shambles: Sound Effects and Music - http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/SoundE/
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Educational CyberPlayGround: Get Music Downloads - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/FREE.html
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Open Source Audio - http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_audio
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Incompetech Royalty Free Music - http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mutopia (public domain sheet music) - http://www.ibiblio.org/mutopia/
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Opsound Copyright friendly sound - http://www.opsound.org/index.php
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Find Sounds - http://www.findsounds.com/
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">FreePlay Music (check for licensing) - http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Soundzabound Music Library - http://www.soundzabound.com
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Soungle.com - http://soungle.com/
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mixter - http://ccmixter.org/
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Classic Cat (classical music) - http://www.classiccat.net/#black

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Copyright Free Image Sites
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Pics4Learning - http://pics.tech4learning.com
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The Amazing Picture Machine - http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8px;">American Memories Collection - http://memory.loc.gov
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12.8px;">NASA's Photo Gallery - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html
 * Flickr - <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://www.flickr.com

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Licensing Sources for Public Performance in Schools/Public Libraries = = =**Copyright Free Materials**=
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Movie Licensing USA - http://www.movlic.com
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Motion Picture Licensing Corporation - http://www.mplc.org/index/worldwide

Music
[|Musopen] - "Musopen is an online music library of copyright free (public domain) music. We want to give the world access to music without the legal hassles so common today. There is a great deal of music that has expired copyrights, but almost no recordings of this music is in the public domain. We aim to record or obtain recordings that have no copyrights so that our visitors may listen, re-use, or in any way enjoy music. Put simply, our mission is to set music free."

AudioFeeds.org - focuses on "Music-Only" feeds created by by independent musicians and labels. All music is 100% podsafe, legal and free. Electromancer - features all types of electronic music. Kahvi Collective Magnatune - see our interview with founder John Buckman Uhort.no - Norwegian site that features podcast-safe music PromoNet - offers podcasters pre-cleared tracks, in exchange for promo links.
 * Google these other sites for free music:**

**Pictures**
[|Public Domain Images] Pics4Learning