It is easy to find images, videos and other multimedia contents on the Web; however, we need to respect copyright and intellectual property. Think of how you want people to use the writing, images, videos, audios you create (your "content").
How do we do it? Follow the steps below.
1. Check the terms and conditions for use.
2. Acknowledge the source (cite it)
Now, you might say, "That's nice, but I don't know much about copyright & creative commons!". No worries, watch the videos below and it will be explained.
1. Watch Prof. Alice Lee's video "Copyright" the Basics (3 min., 36 sec) - Prof. Lee is a law professor at HKU
2. Watch this video: The Copyright Classroom - What is Creative Commons (2 min. 29 sec)
3. Watch The Copyright Classroom: Research and Presentation (2 min 55 sec)
Watch this videos to see how to find Creative Commons licensed work.
If it has a Creative Commons License, follow the terms of use
If it is Copyrighted, follow the principles of fair dealing that you saw in Video 8 "Research and Presentation"
If it is "Public domain" do whatever you want, but as a scholar, you still need to cite i
You would find more information from the below extended learning sections
"This library contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download"
"Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds"
"Download thousands of historic media files for your creative projects" -- Registration is required
"This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download"
Browse the Creative Commons licensed videos on Vimeo. Learn about what you can and can't do with other people’s videos on Vimeo to help you share, rework and reuse legally.
If you are going to limit the use YouTube video with Creative Commons license, please:
Copyright is the right given to the owner of an original work, it is an automatic right for the creator (author). Often, the author then sells it on; for example, a composer sells the copyright to a recording company like Sony.
| Who is the Copyright Owner? | The Author of the work |
| Copyright protects: |
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| Copyright last for? | Usually 50 years after the creator of the work dies |
Source: Intellectual Property Department (https://www.ipd.gov.hk/en/copyright/what-is-copyright/index.html)
Find and legally use Licensed Audio and Video.
Copyrighted works on internet are protected by copyright law, see Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (copyright law in HK)
Creative Commons (CC) licensing was developed as an alternative to "all or nothing" copyright, which some think may inhibit sharing. Instead, it allows a creator to pre-license certain uses, via a "some rights reserved" framework.
If you are planing to share your work with the public on the Internet, you may consider to choose a Creative Commons License to protect your creative work.
For more information: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/
There are six types of Creative Commons License:
| License Type | |
| Attribution CC BY | This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation |
| Attribution ShareAlike CC BY-SA | This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms |
| Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND | This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you. |
| Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC | This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. |
| Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA | This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. |
| Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND | This license is the most restrictive of our six main licenses, only allowing others to download your works and share them with others as long as they credit you, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially. |
Creative Commons Hong Kong provides the framework of CC licensing in the HKSAR.
