Q. If almost everything online is protected by Copyright, what is easy to cut and paste into my assignments?

Creative Commons (CC) content are creative works with a Creative Commons license – images, music and videos that are often easy for students to use in essays, websites, and presentations. What you can and cannot do with the work is communicated by simple symbols. Terms of use (such as the requirement to cite the work you are using) are also listed.

Some examples, frequented by students doing course assignments include:

IMAGES – FlickR Creative Commons

MUSIC – Legal Music for Videos

MUSIC – CCMixter

VIDEO – YouTube Creative Commons

Find more suggestions on the Finding Free Images, Audio, & Video Guide.