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Copyright Information for Staff

Useful information on copyright compliance

Where to find copyright free images

 

You will also find a useful guide to Finding and Using Images, prepared by the UHI EDU by following this link - Finding and Using Images

 

 

UHI subscribes to the following image collections:

Logo for subscription image site SCRAN      

 In order to use SCRAN images you must login using your UHI username and password. Use is for Educational purposes only. No commercial use is permitted, and any use must be attributed and be behind a secure login (for example, on the Virtual Learning Environment). 

Scran logo used by permission

Many search engines provide a specific image search. Not all images found in this way will be copyright free.


 

When using Google's image search click on 'Tools' and choose Creative Commons Licences.

 

 

 

Bing also has a license filter built into its image search that allows you to filter images by Creative Commons licence. This new feature incorporates Flickr and many other image sources. Click on 'Filter' then licence and choose from the drop down list.

 

 

When using the Yahoo image search you can also filter images by Creative Commons licence, Click on 'Any Licence' and choose from the drop down list.

 

Creative Commons Licenses.

Attribution Attribution (by)

You may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works and remixes based on it only if you give the author or licensor the credits (attribution) in the manner specified by these.

ShareAlike ShareAlike (sa)

You may copy, distribute, display, perform, and modify the work, as long as you distribute any modified work on the same terms. If you want to distribute modified works under other terms, you must get your permission first.

NonCommercial NonCommercial (nc)

You may copy, distribute, display, perform, and modify and use the work for any purpose other than commercially unless you get permission first.

NoDerivatives NoDerivatives (nd)

You may copy, distribute, display and perform only original copies of the work. If you want to modify the work, you must get  permission first.