Making Stuff? Consider Creative Commons Licences
One of our MOUSE Squads produced an amazing promotional video--I'd like to be able to share it with you, but the hosting company pulled it citing a violation of their terms of service. What praytell did this MOUSE Squad do? I'm not 100% certain, by my bet is that it's because they embedded music from a popular artist without seeking their permission. Generally, when creating content online, you're not allowed to borrow content from other sources without getting permission. There are exceptions--short excerpts, a few lines of text for a review, a few notes for a music review, but generally, the longer the work is, the more likely it is you need permission. Does this sound intimidating? It is. But don't despair. There's a way around the world of permissions--it's called Creative Commons licensing. Here's a short video to explain how it works:
The good folks at Creative Commons have also made it easy to find content that's ready to be remixed. Of course, the right thing to do if you use a cc work is to release your work with a similar license.
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