Emerging Media

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Game design software.

Software for editing art, photography and animation.

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite.

Software from Adobe for use in motion graphics and visual effects

Company that produces Maya 3D animation software.

Peer-to-peer support group for media production professionals. The Tutorials tab is especially useful.

Video editing software.

Open Source programming language for, "people who want to create images, animations, and interactions."

Training for motion design & visual effects.

Online book covering basic concepts in web design.

"An online resource and community that aims to be the definitive source for board game and card game content." --website

"Video Game Geek is a database that features information about video games of every type and era." -- webstie

U.S. Small Business Administration helps Americans start, build, and grow businesses. A great starting point!

SCORE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.

Business investing website.

"Where entrepreneurs and investors meet"

Business crowdfunding

Crowdfunding site

Crowdfunding site.

Crowdfunding site

"On Patreon, you can let your fans become active participants in the work they love by offering them a monthly membership."

Creative Commons helps you legally share your knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world. We unlock the full potential of the internet to drive a new era of development, growth and productivity. (What we do)

Intergovernmental organization founded in 1977 to administer European patents. The site includes a patent registry and search.

Blog from the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University.

Blog about media economics by expert Robert G. Picard. Picard is a senior research fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

This is the English site for searching patents from the the Peoples Republic of China.

A task for of international partner agencies that protect against global intellectual property theft.

Washington College of Law, American University,

Non-governmental free search engine for finding United States federally registered trademarks.

Try the "Law and Guidance" tab at the top of the page.

WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states.

Getty Images licences access to the BBC Motion Gallery, an unparalleled collection spanning from the first BBC broadcast in 1922 to the present day. With more than 125,000 license-ready clips to choose from plus over a million hours of footage from the BBC's Broadcast Archive available on request, this footage has to be seen. --website

The CCC is a global rights broker for licensing content (primarily textual such as books, journals and magazines). Libraries, businesses, and organization use the service to quickly obtain permission and rights to use materials. They also have an Education page to assist in understanding copyright law.

Creative Commons helps you legally share your knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world. We unlock the full potential of the internet to drive a new era of development, growth and productivity. (What we do)

The Harry Fox Agency (HFA), established in 1927, has long been America’s premiere licensing agent for issuing mechanical licenses, and continues to serve the industry today through its commitment to innovation while enhancing value for music creators and publishers.

Swank licenses films for non-theatrical use where public performance rights (PPR) are required. Although they do not work with all films in distribution, they are a great place to start when seeking rights.

Official weblog of Henry Jenkins, Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California

Logo Design Love is a website and book devoted to logos, symbols, icons, and marks.

World leaders in research-based user experience.

Nonprofit that sponsors a conference that explores Technology, Entertainment, and Design.