First, we’ll find a video with a CC license. Please follow the steps below:
Go to http://youtube.com

Type in your keyword and click the search button that looks like a magnifier.You will see the list of videos that corresponds to your keyword.

To filter these videos and find the CC-licensed ones, click the Filters button and choose Creative Commons under the Features.

All of the videos that are released with Creative Commons Attribution licenses will appear. However, you have to double check to see if the video you want is truly CC licensed. To do so, let’s choose one of the videos.

Let’s check this video:

Capstone Fair by MarlboroCollege. To confirm if the selected YouTube video is CC licensed, click the Show more option.

At the bottom of the About page, you will see the License option. If it is CC licensed, it will say Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed). If it is not CC licensed, it will say Standard YouTube license.  If you wanted to use the videos that are not openly licensed, you must obtain the proper permission from the author.


Notice there is a “Remix this video” link under the CC license notice. YouTube provides an editing tool for all CC Attribution licensed videos.


YouTube is an excellent tool to find CC licensed videos, but try other repositories we’ve listed as well. You may find another repository that serves your needs better.

[Note] Many content-aggregator websites, such as YouTube and Google Video have significant amounts of copyright-infringing material. Please double check that the video is truly CC-licensed. Some owners might upload their work on YouTube and claim it is theirs (when it’s not) or that it is under certain terms (when it is not). This is just a part of dealing with content on the internet, and the burden is on the user. So, when in doubt, contact the creator or do a little more research.


Last modified: Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 7:42 PM