Copyright

Creative Commons (CC) Search tool for locating licensed content

EDUCAUSE updates a list of web sites and services where you can legally obtain content such as music, movies and television shows.

Lists sources for creative commons licensed music

Free Music Archive (FMA) offers free access to open licensed, original music.Every MP3 on Free Music Archive is pre-cleared for certain types of uses that would otherwise be prohibited by copyright laws. These uses vary and are determined by the rights-holders themselves

Google Search for Images where you can limit to and locate images free to use for academic and nonprofit purposes.

Listing of sites with free images and how to access them

A site with links to finding photos and images without having to worry about the rights or permissions from the site Digital Trends Digital Trends.

In-depth article from the Public Domain Review on locating interesting public domain works with links to sites and tools

HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. All items provided in full text are in the public domain.

Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) provides a catalog of items in the public domain as identified and held by the U. S. Copyright Office.

Another search engine for materials in the public domain. Stanford's Copyright Renewal Database is a searchable index of the copyright renewal records for books published in the US between 1923 and 1963.

Stanford University Libraries guide to getting permission including determining if permission is needed (or whether an exemption such as fair use applies), identifying the owner, identifying the rights needed, and related topics.

Guide (PDF) on obtaining permission from the U. S. Copyright Office.

Digital Media Law Project provides information on getting permission such as identifying the copyright owner and requesting permission,

The Copyright Clearance Center is a place where you can pay for permission to use copyrighted materials. useful for locating the copyright holder and assessing the impact on the marketplace.