Resources from Creative Community to Ease Coronavirus Impact
As everyone looks to find balance and a “new normal” in light of Coronavirus concerns, there are a number of resources being offered by the copyright community to make life, work, leisure, and educating children just a bit easier, and they are listed below. As we continue to gather these resources, we’ll update this page and keep you posted:
Education:
- Minecraft Extends Access to Education Edition and Resources to Support Remote Learning.
- Scholastic Offers Free Classes.
- SIIA Offers “Tech for Learners” for Stakeholders to Access Tools to Facilitate/Expand Online Learning.
- Penguin Random House Shares Open License Online to Story Time and Classroom Read-Aloud Videos and Live Events.
- Microsoft Shares Safe and Simple, Family-Led Learning for Ages 3 to 12
- Copyright Clearance Center Shares Links to Learning-At-Home Resources.
- Audible Shares Stories Help, Where Students Can Stream Stories in Six Languages.
- Macmillan Learning Provides Free Access to Digital Tools for Rest of the Semester.
- Macmillan Lowers Ebook Pricing.
- Microsoft Helps Teachers and Students Make the Switch to Remote Learning.
- Legends of Learning Offers Parents Free Access to Math and Science Learning Games.
- Rosetta Stone Offers Free Access to Students for the Next Three Months.
- J.K. Rowling Grants Open License to Teachers.
- National Geographic Shares Digital Resources and Courses with Educators.
- Rabbids Coding Made Available for Free.
- AAP Shares Publisher Initiatives Designed to Support Educators, Authors, Book Sellers and the Public.
- Digital Schoolhouse and Nintendo Share 10 Unplugged Activities to Teach Computing at Home with Everyday Household Objects.
- Common Sense Media and Partners Offer Wide Open School to Help Kids, Teachers and Families Learn from Home.
- Education Continuity License: Copyright Permissions for Educational Use.
- NFPA Shares Sparky School House: Teach Fire Safety to Kids and Save Lives.
COVID-19/Coronavirus Information:
- Elsevier Provides Free Access to Coronavirus Research/Information Center.
- The News Media Alliance Shares Coronavirus Resources.
- Copyright Clearance Center Shares “Velocity of Content and the Coronavirus Outbreak.”
- CCC’s Beyond the Book Podcast: Interview with Porter Anderson on “Publishers Putting Research & Information to Work Against COVID-19.”
- NPPA’s COVID-19 Resource Guide.
- Microsoft and CDC Share Self-Checker for COVID-19.
- Razer is Manufacturing and Donating One Million Surgical Masks Worldwide.
- Costume Designers Guild Sewing Masks for Health Care Facilities.
- Apple Shows White House Coronavirus PSA to App Store Users.
- AAP Shares Publisher Initiatives Designed to Support Educators, Authors, Book Sellers and the Public.
- NBCUniversal Launches The More You Know COVID-19 PSA Campaign to Educate Public on Staying Safe.
- USA Today Offers Free Coronavirus Newsletter.
- Thomson Reuters Shares COVID-19 Resource Center, Including Up to the Minute Updates.
- WHO and Game Companies Launch #PlayApartTogether to Promote Physical Distancing.
- Apple Partners with Federal Organizations to Launch COVID-19 Screening Tool.
- American Bar Association Creates Task Force to Identify Legal Needs Arising from 2020 Pandemic.
- STM and Participating Publishers Share Commitment to Combating COVID-19 by Extending Immediate Access to Resources.
- Copyright Clearance Center and Partners Share Links to COVID-19 Data.
- NFPA Responds to Coronavirus with Safety Information to Help Protect Your Community.
Work:
- Microsoft Offers “Work from Home” Solutions in Response to COVID-19.
- Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Shares YouTube Playlist: How to Make the Best of Forced Downtime.
- Microsoft Shares 5 Tips for Working Remotely During the Coronavirus.
- Wall Street Journal Shares Tips for Becoming the Best Video Version of Yourself While Working Remotely.
- Atlassian Cloud Products at no Charge, in Addition to Our Existing Free Offerings for Teams of All Sizes.
- Blackline Makes All Premium Training, Select Software and Expert Coaching Sessions Free During Coronavirus.
- HootSuite Social Media Management Tool Offers Free Access to Professional Plan for Small Businesses and Organizations Impacted by COVID-19.
Lifestyle and Fitness:
Entertainment:
- ABC Hosts Country Music’s Biggest Stars on ACM Presents: Our Country Concert!
- Universal to Release Movies Online While They Are in Theaters.
- Scribd Makes Entire Library Free for One Month.
- Chris Martin, John Legend, and Other Artists Are Performing Impromptu Live Concerts.
- Sling TV Rolls Out Free Streaming to U.S. Consumers.
- Billboard Shares Live Streams & Virtual Concerts.
- Recording Academy/Grammy Museum Debut Never-Before-Released Interviews with Top Musicians and Entertainers.
- Square Enix Free Gives Away Tomb Raider for Free.
- Ubisoft Makes Video Games Available for Free.
- World of Warcraft Doubles all XP Gains to Keep Players Indoors.
- With NASCAR Idle, Racers to Compete in Inaugural NASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series.
- Wizards and Capitals to Air Video Game Simulations of Postponed Games.
- AAP Shares Publisher Initiatives Designed to Support Educators, Authors, Book Sellers and the Public.
- WHO and Game Companies Launch #PlayApartTogether to Promote Physical Distancing.
- Entertainment Software Association Shares COVID-19 News and Resources with the Public.
- WarnerMedia Offers Starz, HBO and More for Free Through April.
- Prime Video Exclusively Presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection.
Help from Creators:
- Roda Ahmed
- Mac Barnett
- Tracey Baptiste
- Helene Boudreau
- Peter Butzl
- James Dashner
- Emily Dickenson
- Julie Falatko
- Josh Gad
- Thelma Godin
- John Green
- Kimberly Harrington
- April Henry
- Will Hobbs
- Oliver Jeffers
- Tayari Jones
- Jeff Kinney
- Jo Knowles
- Jarrett Krosoczka
- Jarrett Lerner
- Grace Lin
- Sarah Darer Littman
- Tony Medina
- Kate Messner
- Madelyn Rosenberg
- J.K. Rowling
- Debbie Ridpath Oni
- Liz Garton Scanlon
- David Shannon
- Joyce Sidman
- Monique Gray Smith
- Melissa Stewart
- Tanya Lee Stone
- Angie Thomas
- Mo Willems