LibGuides: Images: Copyright and Images

Copyright Holders for Images

The information contained in this guide is for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice.

Copyright Basics (Copyright Clearance Center)
Short video (6:19) explaining basics of U.S. copyright law and how it affects you at work.
Copyright Clearance Center
- license the rights to millions of books, journals, newspapers, websites, ebooks, images, blogs and more.
Digital Image Rights Computator
- functions through a series of query pages, each of which directs the user to provide input about one specific aspect of a given image’s rights profile.
U.S. Copyright Office
- promotes creativity by administering
and sustaining an effective national copyright system.

“Permits unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances”

•Purpose and character of use

•commercial vs. educational

•Nature of copyright work and its new use

•Amount and substantiality of portion used in relation to the entire copyrighted work

•Effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work

Finding Images (and more!)
Includes: Creative Commons, Finding images, Documenting image information (Metadata), Infographics, and Best Practices

Finding Images
from FAU's College of Medicine
Images LibGuide
Refer to the Images LibGuide for
· Books, Journals, Collections,
· Copyright, Creative Commons,
· Reverse Image Searching,
· Searching for Free to Use Images,
· Citing Images, and more
St. John's University
Plagiarism vs. Copyright Infringement
University of California, Bereley
Web image size tips and tricks
University of Idaho
ART 216 - finding images, plus copyright info, citing images
University of Minnesota
Thinking through Fair Use
University of Pittsburgh
Finding and Citing Images - excellent and large list
University of Utah
Permission-Free Images
University of Washington
Copyright-Free Images