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Last modified 19 February 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

As an alternative to copyright, there is open access (OA) and Creative Commons (CC) as a means of publishing, distributing, and licensing content.
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The term copyright<\/em> and the \u00a9 (letter “c” inside a circle) equates to the legal phrase, All rights reserved<\/em>. However, there are alternative licenses, such as Creative Commons, that offer intellectual property protection with flexibility<\/em> \u2014 as signified by the expression, Some rights reserved<\/em>. On a related note, also check out the posts on determining public domain<\/a>, and finding public domain and DRM-free media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Open access<\/a> refers to works \u2014 be it research, entertainment media, and so on \u2014 that is free of restrictions to view, read, and in some cases, to use. This overlaps with, yet differs from open source<\/a>, which refers to development or processes that allow the public to view and modify \u2014 such as software code, hardware specifications, and so forth. OA refers to access availability (licensing, publication, and distribution), whereas open source refers to source code<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Creative Commons<\/h2>\n

About the different kinds<\/a> of CC licenses, plus a tool to help you select<\/a> the right one for your needs \u2014 including code you can embed in your web content. Check out their FAQ<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

CC Search<\/a>: Although not a search engine as such, this tool\u00a0offers a one-stop place to search for CC-licensed content, based on media and organization (Wikimedia, Google, YouTube, etc.).<\/p>\n

Creative Commons also offers descriptions, labels, and embed code for No rights reserved<\/em><\/a> (CC0) \u2014 i.e., a clear way for modern creators and researchers to “[provide] the best and most complete alternative for contributing a work to the public domain.” Additionally, CC offers a public domain mark\u00a0and embed code where there is No known copyright<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(a crossed-out circle containing “c”).<\/p>\n

Open education resources<\/h2>\n

Open Culture<\/a> offers a huge resource of free artistic, cultural, and educational resources.<\/p>\n

Open Educational Resources <\/a>(OER) is\u00a0a growing area of OA licensed and freely available materials for teachers and students.<\/p>\n

7 things you should know about Open Educational Resources<\/a> (PDF, Educause, 2010) gives a clear overview of OER’s background and objectives.<\/p>\n

Edutopia has an OER Resource Roundup<\/a> (24 November 2014) that includes guides, blogs, textbook alternatives, lessons tips, and more.<\/p>\n

Internet Archive<\/a> has many OER items available.<\/p>\n

UNESCO’s\u00a0OER Knowledge Cloud<\/a>\u00a0is a searchable database on OER and MOOC articles and resources.<\/p>\n

Several universities offer OER resources:<\/p>\n