Creative Commons and Openly Licensed Multimedia
Throw that royalty free CD binder out the window and use some real amazing supportive media for your productions. Here are some resources I have found useful:
Creative Commons and Openly Licensed Multimedia Library
CreativeCommons has a media search tool that encompasses many of the links below as well as a wealth of information pertaining to intellectual property rights.
Creative Commons and Openly Licensed Still Images
flickr is a photo hosting and sharing site that allows users to select a non copyright license for their work. Use the advanced search function to find images you can use
WikiMediaCommons is a media project of wikipedia which has a plethora of images you can use. Pay attention to the upfront licensing documentation
morgueFile is a stock photo hosting site where the images are in the public domain or held under a license other than all rights reserved
Creative Commons and Openly Licensed Music
opsound is an online music sharing site that uses copyleft licensing
Creative Commons and Openly Licensed Moving Images
The Prelinger Archives contain many classic public domain films in high resolution.