Podsafe Content - A Guide to Free & Legal Media for Podcasters
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The Podsafe Content Lens
The podsafe ethos fosters a sense of fair play and mutual respect for the creative rights of artists, composers, podcasters, and the audience. It facilitates the distribution of recorded performances, music and video in a legally safe manner, supported by a vibrant and growing community of content creators and users.
This lens will help you learn more about safe and legal ways to use media in your podcasts or other distribution channels. You can share useful resources by using the widget lists and the comments area at the bottom of the lens.
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Contents at a Glance
Things you can do here
- Find legal music, audio and video content that is free to download, share and distribute.
- Discover places to share your own creative works.
- Get information about the legal issues surrounding digital content creation and distribution including public domain works, GPL and Creative Commons licenses.
- Learn about Social Media and Open Content culture.
- Watch videos that are topical and historically significant.
Buzz
blogs & bookmarks
CC Music Tweets
Creative Commons licensed music
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- #ccmusic :: RT @jamendo: Jamendo teams up with ccMixter! :: http://bit.ly/6GXNqh
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- @kieronjames Thanks for the RT! #ccmusic #Ambient #ClicksnCuts #free #music
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- #ccmusic :: From deep ambient music to easily recognizable dance :: V/A :: Rebel Music Volume 3 :: http://bit.ly/5SXBZU :: via @fjfonseca
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- #ccmusic :: Majestic #Ambient and exciting #ClicksnCuts make today's http://www.noumenonphenomenon.com/ :: A year in #free #music
Podsafe Blog Posts
- Podsafe Christmas » Blog Archive » Podsafe Christmas 2009 – Episode 10
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- Podsafe Music Network - MxPx
- Bio: Non-believers stand aside! MxPx have returned to their independent roots, and resurrected their...
- Podsafe Christmas Song : chocobaby.luv.ph
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Delicious Bookmarks
Popular podsafe links
Learning
Wikipedia - Definition of "podsafe"
Podsafe is a term created in the podcasting community to refer to any work which, through its licensing, specifically allows the use of the work in podcasting, regardless of restrictions the same work might have in other realms. For example, a song may be legal to use in podcasts, but may need to be purchased or have royalties paid for over-the-air radio use, television use, and possibly even personal use.
Podsafe Origins and Development
- Dave Winer's Neologism
- "We're in need of some terminology for non-RIAA music, and yesterday I may have come up with one, which I arrived at this way. It's music that's safe to include in a podcast. Safe-to-podcast. Podcast-safe. Podsafe. Podsafe music. Voila?" - Dave's blog post in Scripting News - Saturday, November 13, 2004.
- Wikipedia Podsafe Entry
- "Podsafe is a term created in the podcasting community to refer to any work which, through its licensing, specifically allows the use of the work in podcasting, regardless of restrictions the same work might have in other realms. For example, a song may be legal to use in podcasts, but may need to be purchased or have royalties paid for over-the-air radio use, television use, and possibly even personal use." - Taken from the introduction - click on link for full entry.
About Copyright
For a work to be considered podsafe, any licensing requirements must allow for the work's free use in a podcast or web broadcast. The licensor must have the legal right and authority to declare the work podsafe. There are many types of licensing agreements that allow material to be used in podcasts. Generally, podsafe works provide more flexible, pre-cleared usage rights in comparison with other works that use strongly enforced copyright restrictions and Digital Rights Management (DRM).
Content made podsafe in no way affects the rights of artists and performers to benefit commercially from their works in other ways.
About Copyleft
Copyleft style licenses are widely used in the podcasting community and play an important role in the way people share, remix and distribute independent media. In particular Creative Commons' licensed content is generally podsafe providing use is consistent with the applicable license terms. Podcasts are known as "collective works" and are not considered to be derivative works (see Podcasting Legal Guide).
The use of CC licenses has enabled a more open approach to content creation and distribution. This movement is continually developing new avenues for promotion and revenue that purposefully take advantage of innovative digital technologies. As a consequence, DIY producers are gaining more exposure both locally and internationally.
Copyright and Copyleft Issues
- Bandfoundry - Copyright and Online Music
- Online copyright information center explaining legal rights and practices within the US music industry.
- Copyleft and Copyright
- An interesting piece by David M. Berry, Marcus McCallion debating some of the issues surrounding the history of copyright, the public domain and copyleft potentials.
- NYMusicCopyright.org - Guide to the U.S.Copyright Landscape
- Public Knowledge's site dedicated to helping musicians understand the complicated U.S. music copyright landscape.
- Wikipedia Copyright
- Presents an overall picture of copyright, related topics and web links.
- Wikipedia Copyleft
- Presents an overall picture of copyleft principles, related topics and web links.
- Wikipedia Richard Stallman
- Founder of GNU Project and Free Software Foundation.
Legal Information for Podcasters
- Podcasting Law
- A Zimbio group portal focusing on copyright, trademark, publicity, media, defamation, and legal subjects relating to podcasting.
- Tubetorial Videos
- Offers a selection of video tutorials including copyright issues for bloggers, blogger law 101, trademark law and your blog domain name.
Video: A Fair(y) Use Tale
A Fair(y) Use Tale
Not made by me,found it online,available for download on website Disney Parody explanation of Copyright Law and Fair Use Synopsis: Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University provides this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms. ***Description taken from website*** Video Found at http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale
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Books
Free Culture, intellectual property, and the Internet
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Search Tools
How to Find Podsafe Content
Podsafe content can be found in many locations online including artists web sites, mp3 blogs, video blogs, open media communities, podcast directories, net labels, P2P networks, social networks and BitTorrent hosts. You can use the resources mentioned here to learn more about the availability of podsafe content and flexible licenses like Creative Commons. The main aim is to connect you with content creators willing to let you use their works for free in podcasts or web broadcasts.
Podsafe Search Engines
- Creative Commons Search
- Search for Creative Commons content using Google, Yahoo! Flickr, Blip.tv and Owl music search. Provides the option to find works for commercial purposes or works you can modify, adapt, or build upon.
- Exploseek
- Automates the process of searching the major search engines for media files. Use phrases and keywords like creative commons, podsafe, public domain, copyleft, etc to find open indexes of legal media files. Do not include quotation marks in searches or things like index of or parent directory.
- Open Music Search - Google
- A Google Custom Search Engine for finding legal media files and news about Copyleft, Creative Commons and Public Domain works. This tool takes you straight to the heart of the Open Music community. You can also add the search widget to your Google startpage and other Websites.
- Podsafe Content Search Swiki
- A search engine for finding podsafe resources and works. Use this when you're looking for general information and websites relating to podsafe material and topics. See the link below for adding the search box to your site.
- Put a Podsafe Content Search Box on your Site
- Add a Podsafe Content searchbox and buzzcloud to your webpage or blog.
- Smacki
- Allows you to search Google for indexes of mp3 files. Similar to Exploseek and useful for finding Creative Commons licensed works.
Sources of Podsafe Content
- Open Media Directory
- A clearinghouse for legal, podsafe music and video sources, including Public Domain works, Creative Commons licensed material, Copyleft works and other forms of licensed content. An Ourmedia.org project, this is a good starting point for exploring the wealth of open content sources and grassroots media currently online. Anyone can republish the work under the terms of the CC license and with attrubution.
Music Marketing and Podsafe Content
- Beatnik Turtle: Indie Band Survival Guide
- Research, articles, stories, and practical know-how about the music industry written from an independent band's perspective. Pretty much covers the whole field of DIY music business survival.
- Disquiet: Free as in Netlabel
- The proprietors of three established netlabels discuss the cost of free downloads, the online community of uploaders and the transition from physical distribution to virtual; by Marc Weidenbaum.
- Download and spread our music for free
- Marten Timan co-founder of Simuze and bass-player of We Vs Death, provides insight on why his band release and promote their music downloads using CC-licenses.
- Marketing your Music Through Podcasting
- Magnatune artist Chris Juergensen shares his tips on self-marketing your music to podcasters. The work may be reprinted with attribution and a link back to the page.
- Netlabels and the Adoption of Creative Commons Licensing in the Online Electronic Music Community
- The Creative Commons licensing model has enjoyed particularly high adoption rates in the online electronic music community. A growing number of netlabels publish original compositions for free online using Creative Commons' music sharing license. To understand this phenomenon, a history of the electronic music scene is presented that identifies motivating factors. The mechanics of running a netlabel are explained along with a detailed discussion of four reasons why a significant portion of the electronic music scene has aligned itself with the Creative Commons project (Abstract).
The Public Domain
Wikipedia - Public Domain
The public domain is an intellectual property designation for the range of content that is not owned or controlled by anyone. These materials are "public property", and available for anyone to use freely for any purpose. The public domain can be defined in contrast to several forms of intellectual property; the public domain in contrast to copyrighted works is different from the public domain in contrast to trademarks or patented works. Furthermore, the laws of various countries define the scope of the public domain differently, making it necessary to specify which jurisdiction's public domain is being discussed.
The public domain is most often discussed in contrast to works whose use is restricted by copyright. Under modern law, most original works of art, literature, music, etc. are covered by copyright from the time of their creation for a limited period of time (which varies by country). When the copyright expires, the work enters the public domain. It is estimated that currently, of all the books found in the world's libraries, only about 15% are in the public domain, even though only 10% of all books are still in print; the remaining 75% are books which remain unavailable because they are still under copyright protection.Kevin Kelly. Scan this Book!, New York Times, 14 May 2006.
The public domain can also be defined in contrast to trademarks. Names, logos, and other identifying marks used in commerce can be restricted as proprietary trademarks for a single business to use. Trademarks can be maintained indefinitely, but they can also lapse through disuse, negligence, or widespread misuse, and enter the public domain. It is possible, however, for a lapsed trademark to become proprietary again, leaving the public domain.
The public domain also contrasts with patents. New inventions can be registered and granted patents restricting others from using the inventions without permission from the inventor. Like copyrights, patents last for a limited period of time, after which the inventions covered by them enter the public domain and can be used by anyone.
Book: Learn about Public Domain Works
The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-free Writings, Music, Art & More
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009) 
PD Information
- When U.S. Works Pass Into the Public Domain
- A chart and definition by Lolly Gasaway, University of North Carolina. The chart may be freely duplicated or linked to for nonprofit purposes.
- Wikipedia: GNU General Public License
- Information and links for the widely-used free software license.
- Wikipedia: Public Domain Films
- Articles about post-1923 theatrical-released films that are in the public domain in the region of original release, the United States, and/or other English-speaking regions. Media may be available on Wikimedia Commons or other sites such as the Internet Archive.
Due to the Copyright Term Extension Act, no more films will automatically enter public domain in the United States until January 1, 2019, when films released in 1923 will be ineligible for copyright (and 1924 films in 2020, 1925 films in 2021, and so on). - Wikipedia: Public domain resources
- Intended as a list of only true public domain text resources but provides links to related PD info and useful ways of searching using Google.
Book: Bound By Law?
Bound By Law? (Tales from the Public Domain)
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 12/07/2009)
Open Licenses
What is Open Content?
- A Guide to Open Content Licences
- Scientists, writers, designers, artists, musicians and others are increasingly interested in making their work available in 'the public domain'. This booklet is an overview of the ways in which this has been done and a guide to the growing area of Open Content Licenses through which people design and safeguard access to their work... more
- Wikipedia Open Content
- Open content, coined by analogy with "open source" describes any kind of creative work including articles, pictures, audio, and video that is published in a format that explicitly allows the copying of the information. Technically, it is share alike without any prohibitions or otherwise. Content can be either in the public domain or under a license like the Creative Commons License. The term is also used to emphasize content that can be modified by anyone; not exclusively by a closed organization, firm or individual... more
The Free Culture Movement
- Free Culture Manifesto
- The mission of the Free Culture movement is to build a bottom-up, participatory structure to society and culture, rather than a top-down, closed, proprietary structure. Through the democratizing power of digital technology and the Internet, we can place the tools of creation and distribution, communication and collaboration, teaching and learning into the hands of the common person -- and with a truly active, connected, informed citizenry, injustice and oppression will slowly but surely vanish from the earth... more
- Wikipedia: Free Culture Movement
- The Free Culture movement is a social movement that promotes the free distribution of creative works on the Internet as well as other mediums, and objects to overly restrictive copyright laws, which members of the movement argue, hinder creativity. Closely associated with the free culture movement are organizations in the free software movement, such as the Free Software Foundation.
Another organization commonly associated with Free Culture is Creative Commons, founded by Lawrence Lessig. Lessig is a law professor at Stanford University and a prominent figure in the free software movement. He wrote a book called Free Culture, which provides many arguments in favour of the free culture movement... more
Wikipedia - Creative Commons
Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.(Creative Commons FAQ) The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons licenses for free to the public. These licenses allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators. Wikipedia is one of the notable web-based projects using one of its licenses.
The organization was founded in 2001 with support of the Center for the Public Domain. The first set of copyright licenses were released in December 2002.
Explaining Creative Commons
Resources for learning about Creative Commons.
Sharing Creative Works - CC Wiki
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Real Web 2.0: Mastering the Creative Commons
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Google Search - define: creative commons
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Guide to Creative Commons Media for Videographers
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Video: Creative Commons Discussion
Prof. Lawrence Lessig Explains Creative Commons Licensing
J.D. Lasica interviews Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig for an 8-minute video in regards to the future of copyright. Lessig, of course, is the leading light of the participatory culture movement, chairman and co-founder of Creative Commons, and a member of the Ourmedia Advisory Board. His books are "Code," "The Future of Ideas" and "Free Culture." Lessig is a Law Professor at Stanford Law School, he's also the Chairman of Creative Commons.
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Useful CC Links
- A Spectrum of Rights
- A cartoon strip that helps to explain Creative Commons licensing in a clear and friendly way.
- ccCreators
- A collective for artists using Creative Commons licenses to share opinions, work and start collaborations. Members can use the group to meet other artists, designers, writers, podcasters, filmmakers etc.
- Creative Commons
- Main website for the nonprofit organization that offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works.
- Creative Commons Licenses: Pros and Cons of Each
- A guide by Lisa Rein, outlining some of the main points to consider when choosing and using CC licenses.
- CcWiki Music Podcasts
- A list of music podcasts featuring exclusively CC licensed music.
- Content Curators
- A list of curators of Creative Commons-licensed content.
- Podcasting Legal Guide
- Outlines some of the legal issues specific to podcasting and provides links to podcasting resources.
A Creative Commons Videography
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Creative Commons Video Showcase
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Discover, explore and share Creative Commons videos. Learn how Creative Commons licenses can help you avoid the problems current copyright laws create for the sharing of information. Quickly access useful CC resources, news and developments for your...
Open Music Blogs
Blogs focusing on Copyleft, Creative Commons, Open Source, and Public Domain music.
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Custom Flash Drives
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Free Albums Galore
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Further Resources
Free Content Browsers
Play and download media
- Democracy Player
- A free, open source video browser that lets you grab video from web pages and RSS feeds from sources worldwide. You can watch full screen videos from podcasts, video blogs, and BitTorrent feeds, back to back.
- FireAnt
- Browser and directory for discovering a range of media formats including videoblogs and podcasts.
- FLV Player
- A simple player for watching .flv format videos (YouTube).
- ION
- Find, subscribe, and play playlists, podcasts, video blogs, and Flickr feeds, all in one place. ION's integrated search tool also allows you to find syndicated media through services such as Mefeedia, Blip.tv, YouTube, Blogdigger, Yahoo! Video, Flickr, and WebJay.
- LittleShoot -- P2P 2.0 -- P2P File Sharing in the Browser
- Peer-to-peer file sharing from your browser. Allows you to search sites like YouTube, Flickr and LimeWire. View and listen to media as the files download. Easy file publishing to the network. Integrates with Twitter.
- Open Media Network
- A free Internet TV viewer that lets you download, watch and listen to educational and public service programs. Provides thousands of programs in DVD-quality video.
- Songbird Media Player
- An open source cross-platform music browser that can play all the popular music formats including MPEG Audio (mpga), MPEG Layer 3 (mp3), MP4 Audio (mp4a), Ogg Vorbis, Speex, AAC, WMA, FLAC, LPCM, ADPCM, AMR. There's good support for Creative Commons media including ccMixter.
Podsafe Related Lenses
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The Viral Video Directory - Track Popular Videos, Tools and Networks
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A guide to free online tools and services for tracking viral videos. Discover the most popular movie clips spreading on social networks like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Easily share your favorite video sites and movie making tools using the specia...
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Opensonics : Open Music Community News & Copyleft Media Resources
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Focusing on news and developments within the Open Music community. Promoting awareness of copyleft music, open media services, and free software. Community buzz is delivered via a mashup of feeds from leading copyleft media networks including blogs,...
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Unsigned Not Wasted : Connecting Indie Musicians and Music Fans
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A social music hub connecting independent musicians and music fans with tools to help foster successful artist-to-fan relationships. Focusing on new market opportunities created by developments in social media and the emergent Web 2.0 platform. If y...
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Freesounds : Digital Audio Tools, Sound Sample Collections, Open Music Resources
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A guide to free sound solutions for Digital Audio Editing, Music Creation, and Podcasting. Providing links to free audio applications, sound samples and loops, legal music you can download, share, reuse and remix. Easily find musical works, software...
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The Music Matrix - Your Daily Music Discovery Mashboard
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A music discovery mashboard you can use to explore social music sites, news, photos, videos, widgets and conversations. Some of the things you can do here Start your adventures in the digital music landscape using the latest Music 2.0 apps. Surf t...
Portable Media Gadgets
Portable media players and audio/video devices.
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Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stereo Recorder
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Creative Zen Mozaic 4 GB MP3 Player (Black)
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AKG Acoustics K26P Foldable Stereo Headphones
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Behringer UB802 Eurorack UB802 Mixer (8 Inputs)
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M-Audio BX8a 8" BiAmplified Studio Monitor Speakers
Offers 8-inch low-frequency drivers and 1-inch hig more...1 point
USB Turntables for Audio Digitization
Podcasting Lenses
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Podvox : Practical Voice Recording Tips & Online Help for Podcasters
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A podcasting resource hub sharing tips and techniques for creating good quality podcasts. Topics are approached in easy to read bite-sized chunks, suitable for people of all experience levels, from basic home recording to advanced podcasting situatio...
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Podcast Plexometer - Share your Favorite Podcast Shows and Podcasting Services
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A simple way to share your favorite podcast shows and podcasting services. You can also keep up to date with the latest podcasting news and social tools. Add your recommendations to the widget lists and vote for the best podcasts on the planet. You...
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Widget Finder : A Map for the Widgetsphere
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An easy way to find the widgets you want and the gadgets you need. Discover the best tools to build your blog, feed your space and pump up your PC. Widgets are tools that make it easy for you to customize your web pages, desktops or mobile devices w...
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DJ Mix List - Free MP3 Music Mixes via Twitter
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A place to share DJ mixes in MP3 format posted via Twitter and other social music sites. Focusing on independent / netlabel tracks and music licensed under Creative Commons. Discover free DJ mix sets, netlabel resources, free audio software and Open...
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Feed Pitstop - RSS Tools & Services for Web Feed Management
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A one-stop lens for Web feed discovery, management and promotion. Tune-in to the latest web buzz, generate customized content channels, distribute your own media using the right RSS tools and services. A comprehensive RSS hub for daily news and tool...
Podcasting Mics and Accessories
Recommended equipment for podcasters. You can share this list on your own site by grabbing the widget code below.
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Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stereo Recorder
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Books: Podcasting Guides
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