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One good way to see if a photo is copyrighted is by reverse searching for the image. Right click on the image and select copy image address. Then paste this into Google Images or a site dedicated to reverse image search, like TinEye. This will show you where the image is used, and where it has come from.

To filter by CC search, go to Google's advanced Image Search page and select the options you'd like in the Usage rights section. Your results will be restricted to images marked with CC licenses or other compatibly licensed photos.

A license is a contract between licensor and licensee. Image licenses regulate the scope of use as well as the types of use and if applicable, the limitations of use. Through the image licensing agreement, the licensor grants the licensee photo usage rights for an image for a fee, also known as the licensing fee.

Yes, you can. As Google explains on its Developers Blog, you can filter results so that only images with Creative Commons licenses, or those with commercial or other licenses, are displayed.

This means that when photo owners include a photograph's Web Statement of Rights (also known as Copyright Info URL) in an image's embedded metadata, Google will display a Licensable badge on the image in Google Images search results and the image will appear when the View all images with Commercial or other licenses

Image licensing refers to the practice of selling a licence to use your image in a specific way, rather than selling your photo outright to a buyer. It is the industry-standard method for selling photos for editorial, commercial and advertising use, as well as wall art in the form of a personal licence.

Here's our handy 5+1 guide for checking image copyright: Look for an image credit or contact details. Look for a watermark. Check the image's metadata. Do a Google reverse image search. Search the U.S. Copyright Office Database. +1. If in doubt, don't use it.