Al Jazeera Releases Egypt Coverage Under Creative Commons (UPDATED)

Qatar-based news service Al Jazeera has a long relationship with Creative Commons licensing. Now, for its coverage of the Egyptian uprising, it has released photographs via Flickr and video on a CC license.

Available photographs and video are available for free use so long as the user gives attribution and does not alter the products. For the record, all the photographs and video in this post are from Al Jazeera.

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Mohamed Nanabhay, head of Al Jazeera Online, tweeted that more video would be available under CC license later in the day.

Tahrir Square, Cairo

Protester on statue

Protester under flag

Where have you been finding photographs and video about the Egyptian uprising that have been either released under Creative Commons or otherwise made available for reuse? Leave a link in the comments.

Updated: Another source for free photos and videos is the We are Khaled Said Facebook page.

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