How to find a CC licensed Video

Your task is to submit a link to any publically available video which is licenced under the Creative Commons licence.


See the tutorial below

1. Let’s try YouTube for now. Simply go to http://youtube.com.
2. Type in your keyword and click the search button that looks like a magnifier.
3. You will see the list of videos that corresponds to your keyword.
4. To filter these videos and find the CC-licensed ones, click the Filters button and choose Creative Commons under the Features.
5. Let’s check this video: Capstone Fair by MarlboroCollege. To confirm if the selected YouTube video is CC licensed, click the About tab and Show more option.

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6. All of the videos that are released with Creative Commons Attribution licenses will appear. However, you have to double check to see if the video is truly CC licensed. To do so, let’s choose one of the videos.


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7. At the bottom of the About page, you will see the License option. If it is CC licensed, it will say Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed). If it is not CC licensed, it will say Standard YouTube license. If you wanted to use the videos that are not openly licensed, you must obtain the proper permission from the author.

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8. Since this video is CC licensed, it is safe to use in your work.

 

YouTube is an excellent tool to find CC licensed videos, but try other repositories we’ve listed in Resources as well. You may find another repository that serves your needs better.

Note: Many content-aggregator websites, such as YouTube and Google Video have significant amounts of copyright-infringing material. Please double check that the video is truly CC-licensed. Some owners might upload their work on YouTube and claim it is theirs (when it’s not) or that it is under certain terms (when it is not). This is just a part of dealing with content on the internet, and the burden is on the user. So, when in doubt, contact the creator or do a little more research.

 

Source: This assignment is based on the course "How to Use Open Educational Resources" by Boyoung Chae under CC-BY-4.0. https://training.instructure.com/courses/1276118