Copy Image Permit For Free

The rule is simple: You cannot just pull any picture from your internet search and use it in your branding strategy. Every piece of content (published and unpublished) gains copyright as soon as it is created. This means that any image you come across on the World Wide Web may be backed by copyright laws.

While the general rule is that you can't use a copyrighted work without express authorization from the owner, there is one significant legal construct that allows millions of people every day to see and share images online.

The vast majority of images on the internet are likely to be protected by copyright. The only way to be 100% sure that an image is safe to copy and use is to seek permission before you do so.

One way to make sure your intended use of a copyrighted work is lawful is to obtain permission or a license from the copyright owner. Contact a copyright owner or author as far as pos- sible in advance of when you want to use the material specified in your permissions request.

Unless you own the copyright to an image or have a license from the owner, printing a copy of an image or posting it online without permission is a violation of copyright. It's up to the copyright holder to decide whether to sue you for infringement.

The only way to legally use a copyrighted image is to obtain a license or an assignment from the copyright owner. It's online, so it's free, right? In a word NO. Online images are protected by copyright as much as a picture hanging in an art gallery is.

All CC attributions should have the same basic information: Title of image. Creator name. Source of the image (usually in the form of a URL to image source page) Any copyright information included with image (such as a watermark) CC licence information (including link back to CC documentation page if possible)