Summary of previous decision:
You have determined that the underlying work represented in this image is not protected by copyright, and that this particular photographic reproduction
is also not protected by copyright.
Continue with this question:
What is the source of this image?
( click on one of the following )
•Digital image purchased or licensed from provider.
•Digital scan of purchased slide with vendor restrictions on
use.
•Digital image obtained by scanning or copy stand
photography from a published source.
•Digital image downloaded from the internet.
•Digital image of unknown provenance.
* Typical example: An instructor who has since retired donated some of his
original location photographs for use in a departmental collection, but has not explicitly, in writing, granted use rights to your institution
Where possible, it is important to identify the specific source from which you obtained an image. Licensed or purchased images are often accompanied by restrictions, which may be binding when you buy or license such images. Therefore, you may be contractually prohibited from making a certain use of an image, even if the image is in the public domain or if your proposed use would otherwise fall within the fair use doctrine. You should consult the terms of use accompanying that image, or the provider’s website if you obtained an image online.
These restrictions may remain binding even if that image is no longer available from the provider, if the provider is not making the image available for your desired use, or if the provider appears to have ceased operation (in which case the restrictions may be enforceable by a successor to the provider). In such instances, it may be prudent (where possible) to obtain permission from the image provider before making your intended use of that image.