Creative Commons-licensed content directories

Archives of works licensed under Creative Commons

Creative Commons is maintaining a content directory wiki of organizations and projects using Creative Commons licenses.^[1] On its website CC also provides case studies of projects using CC licenses across the world.^[2] CC licensed content can also be accessed through a number of content directories and search engines.

• ccHost - Server web software used by ccMixter and Open Clip Art Library
• Common Content - now offline (accessed 16 November 2007).
• Creative Commons' Content Directories
• Creative Commons' Search Page
• Google Advanced Search - select an option under Usage Rights, to search for CC content
• Mozilla Firefox web browser with default Creative Commons search functionality
• Open Game Art - Sound and graphics repository intended for use in free software video games
• The Internet Archive - Project dedicated to maintaining an archive of multimedia resources, among which Creative Commons-licensed content
• Yahoo's Creative Commons Search

News and media

• The Conversation - Content is sourced from the academic and research community. Site content is under a Creative Commons — Attribution/No derivatives license.^[3]
• Aeon.co - Aeon ideas are interesting pieces and thought narratives re-publishable online or in print under their Creative Commons licence.^[4]
• Singularity Hub - Providing news coverage of sci/tech breakthroughs, certain articles can be republished for free in any language, online or in print, under the Creative Commons license CC BY-ND 4.0.^[5]
• ProPublica - A nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism. Articles and graphics can be republished for free under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US.^[6]
• Futurism (website) - Future news site with all content licensed under Creative Commons for Attribution-Non-Commercial Use.^[7]

Audio and music

• CCMixter - A Creative Commons Remix community site
• Dogmazic - Archive of free music based in France, one of the main actor of free music movement in Europe
• Electrobel - A Creative Commons Community for Belgium, France, Netherlands, UK, Italy
• Jamendo - An archive of music albums under Creative Commons licenses
• Directory.Audio - A community collaborative, free database of sound effects, music and audio intros released under a Creative Commons license
• Newgrounds Audio portal - All the music submitted to the Newgrounds Audio portal is free to use under BY-NC-SA 3.0.

Photos and images

• Newgrounds Art portal - Artists who submit art to the Newgrounds Art portal may choose to use a Creative Commons licence.
• Open Clip Art Library
• Pixabay - Provides public domain photos, illustrations, vector graphics, and film footage
• FreeSVG.org - Provides public domain (CC0) vector images in SVG format
• Creativevectors.org - Provides vector images with Creative Commons licences.

References

1. "Creative Commons Content Directories". Wiki.creativecommons.org. 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
2. "Creative Commons Case Studies". Wiki.creativecommons.org. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
3. "Republishing guidelines — The Conversation". theconversation.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
4. "Aeon Ideas". Aeon. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
5. "Republish Our Content—Singularity Hub Launches Creative Commons". Singularity Hub. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
6. "Steal Our Stories — ProPublica". ProPublica. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
7. "FAQ". Futurism. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.

External links

• Creative Commons Content Directories