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How to participate in open culture - find, remix and publish

What is the public domain? How do you find resources in the public domain? How do you know what you can do with them? How do you release your own content so that others can access and remix it?

The challenge would involve three stages

1. Find some work in the public domain; (pictures, music, written work)

2. Remix it - use the work you found as inspiration for your own creation.

3. Release it - publish your work so that others can use it in the same way, using an open license.

P Time it should take to complete:
5 hrs

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Tasks Discussions

1. ID the PD View and Discuss Before you look for content, it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with the concept of the Public Domain
2. Start Content Hunting View and Discuss Track the species in its natural habitat - know where to look for public domain content
3. Time to Make View and Discuss Now comes the fun part!
4. Set Your Creation Free View and Discuss Put your material back into the public domain, pay it forward.

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