LibGuides: Copyright: Images

Images

Images are also automatically copyright protected, similar to other types of material. Images and photographs must be cited. There are large collections of public domain or open access images available for use.

Copyright protects original “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” which include two- and three-dimensional works of fine, graphic, and applied art.

Examples include:

Cartoons, comic strips
Drawings, paintings, murals
Photographs
Original prints, such as engravings, etchings, serigraphs, silk-screen prints, woodblock prints
Sculpture, such as carvings, ceramics, figurines, maquettes, molds, relief sculptures
Technical and mechanical drawings, architectural drawings or plans, blueprints, diagrams

Ideas, concepts, discoveries, principles
Formulas, processes, systems, methods, procedures
Words or short phrases, such as names, titles, and slogans
Familiar symbols or designs
Mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering, or coloring

Embedding another person’s images online without permission may infringe upon the copyright holder’s exclusive right to display their work publicly.

Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC)
The DIRC program is intended to assist the user in assessing the intellectual property status of a specific image documenting a work of art, a designed object, or a portion of the built environment.

Google Image Search

Go to
Enter your search term, and click Search.
On the results screen, click Tools below the search box to open an array of tools for narrowing the results.
Select Labeled for Reuse or other appropriate usage category from the Usage Rights drop-down menu.
The results visible will narrow to those that fit your usage rights choice
Browse to choose a desirable image, and check EACH IMAGE for a specific license statement
Link back to and cite the image source AND license statement as you reuse the image in a presentation or slide

Medical Image Collections

ATSU Library Image Collections
The A.T. Still Memorial Library provides a number of resources that include images and media to support both faculty course development and student course work. Fair use and ATSU's negotiated licenses permit use of the media in most resources for educational purposes only, unless the resource itself explicitly gives broader permission.
Creative Commons Search
An online database of 500 million images that are available for reuse.
Images from the History of Medicine
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM), is an online picture database of nearly 70,000 images from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) History of Medicine Division's Prints and Photographs Collection. IHM includes portraits, photographs, caricatures, posters, and graphic art illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine dated from the 15th to 21st century.
Open-Access Medical Image Repositories
A list of searchable repositories for images relating to chest x-rays, MRIs, Traumatic Brain Injury, cancer, CT scans, and more.
Public Health Image Library
The Public Health Image Library (PHIL) can assist in teaching by illustrating in presentations, web sites, or written reports, augment training materials, and further understanding the topics covered in the image collection. PHIL images are available free of charge, print quality, and copyright cleared (with few exceptions).

Copyright Registration

Copyright Registration for Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works
Registration Procedures for copyright of various image mediums.
Copyright Registration of Photographs
Registration Procedures for copyright of photographs.