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What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons is an international non-profit organisation that provides free licences and tools that copyright owners can use to allow others to share, reuse and remix their material, legally.

Creative Commons Australia is the affiliate that supports Creative Commons in Australia and administers the Australian Creative Commons licences.

Where to find CC Licensed Images

Main CC search engines search.creativecommons.org/

Search for material based on its “usage rights” www.google.com.au/advanced_search 

Search the Flickr photo archive for CC material www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ 

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