One of the responsibilities of sharing your work in the public domain is ensuring that any materials not created by you that are incorporated into your work be done so legally. The Internet has made it very easy to find and download music, videos and images. However, attributing the source of your media does not necessarily make your use of it legal under copyright law. A good way to ensure that you are on the right side of the law is to use Creative Commons licensed materials. Below are a few resources on finding creative commons licensed media, in particular music and images, for your videos:
GENERAL MEDIA SEARCH
http://search.creativecommons.org/
MUSIC
IMAGES
Flickr Creative Commons
Go to https://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/
Before searching, scroll to the bottom and check box for “ “
Google Image Advanced Search
Go to http://www.google.com/imghp
Enter your search terms
Once Google pulls up a list of findings, click “Search Tool” > “Usage rights”
Select the desired category
