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Musopen provides recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions.
Internet Archive provides public domain and Creative Commons-licensed music.
Netlabels Free "virtual record labels from Archive.org
Jamendo.com provides Creative Commons-licensed music
IODAPromonet - The Independent Online Distribution Alliance represents independent music labels and provides some legal music in mp3 format for blogs and podcasts.
ccMixter - Another great source for Creative Commons-licensed music.
Free Music Archive Legal audio download site managed by freeform radio station WFMU
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CC Search - Search for Creative Commons-licensed media including images, music and movies
FreeRangeStock provides free stock images -- free membership required.
Morguefile.com - includes free, Creative-Commons-licensed photos and paid photos.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection -- Free map images
Realia Project - images from around the world, designed for use in language instruction. Non-commerical use only.
Search Flickr.com for Creative Commons-licensed images.
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CC Search - Search for Creative Commons-licensed media including images, music and movies
Internet Archice 35mm Stock Footage Internet Archive provides 35mm video footage under a CC Attribution License
Community Video - Open source (free) movies from Internet Archive.
The VJ Loops sub collection at the Internet Archive provides stock video clips that can be used for projects.
Public Domain Flicks provides, you guessed it, public domain flicks!
Vimeo: Creative Commons Search Find Creative Commons-licensed videos on this popular video site.
WGBH Lab provides video projects under CC licenses that you can use for presentations, etc.
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These sources contain--or link to sources of--a range of media.
Hathi Trust - A digital library dedicated to the preservation of the culture record developed in partnership with research institutions.
Internet Archive - A digital library of text, music, video and more.
Guide to Finding Interesting Public Domain Works Online from Public Domain Review. Includes many more sources for public domain and Creative Commons media. Also includes a good description of Creative Commons and public domain works.
Wikimedia Commons A database of images, video and sound.
