Title: Finding Open and Creative Commons Content

Licence terms: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

*Updated: June 2024
Learning Objectives

Learning objectives for this module

Credits: by krisj (Author); licence CC BY 4.0

Learning Objectives:

- Identify open content licences on copyright-protected materials found online
- Name several online repositories for openly-licensed content including images, sound, and educational resources
- Interpret search results provided by open content repositories and portals to determine what content you can include in your own work

Which of the following is not an open licence?

Q: Which of the following is not an open licence?
- Amazon.com Kindle Licence (correct)
- Creative Commons Attribution licence
- Simplified Pixabay Licence
- Open Government Licence – Canada

Material in the public domain is still protected by copyright.

Q: Material in the public domain is still protected by copyright.
A: false

Creative Commons licenses are the only form of open licensing for images.

Q: Creative Commons licences are the only form of open licensing for images.
A: false

Match the repository to the type of resource it stores:

- Flickr
- Vimeo
- Thingiverse
- ccMixter
- Freesound
- StatsCan
Q: Images
A: Flickr; Vimeo
Q: 3D printing models
A: Thingiverse
Q: Songs and samples
A: ccMixter
Q: Sound effects
A: ccMixter; Freesound
Q: Video footage
A: Flickr; Vimeo
Q: Agricultural data
A: StatsCan

Which search engine CANNOT be used to search specifically for open content?

Q: Which search engine CANNOT be used to search specifically for open content?
- Google Image Search
- Creative Commons Search
- Wikimedia Commons Search
- Google Advanced Search
- None of the above (correct)

If a Google Advanced Search shows that an image is openly-licensed, you don’t have to verify it at the source.

Q: If a Google Advanced Search shows that an image is openly licensed, you don’t have to verify it at the source.
A: false

If content found online does not appear alongside licence information or terms of use, it is in the public domain.

Q: If content found online does not appear alongside licence information or terms of use, it is in the public domain.
A: false

Choose the correct statement.

Credits: Finding Open and Creative Commons Content; by University of Alberta; 2019; licence CC BY 4.0