Images

Under the Educational Statutory Licence, you can copy

• an entire image that is incidental -
  • artistic work is incidental if it accompanies or explains the overall text being copied e.g. an image included in the part of a book chapter, conference paper or journal article that is being reproduced under limits contained in the Educational Statutory Licence
  • see appropriate section for copying limits of textual work, for example articles, book, edited work

From a print source

If you require an image from a print source for use as a separate work in its own right, then it needs to be checked for its commercial availability - check with the copyright coordinator

• a commercial availability check involves a check with the copyright owner, publisher or collecting agency to establish if the image can be separately purchased e.g., a cartoon in a newspaper can often be purchased through the newspaper

Under the Educational Statutory Licence, you can copy an entire image in line with the conditions of the licence if it:

• has not been separately published, or
• is not commercially available

If the image is commercially available then the image should be purchased for educational use, and not be copied.

From an electronic source e.g. the internet

Under the Educational Statutory Licence, you can copy an entire image in line with the conditions of the licence, regardless of purchase availability.

Note: if you are required to click 'I Agree', accept terms and conditions or register with the website to gain access to the image, then you are likely bound by conditions of access. You should check access conditions to ensure that your intended use of the material from the site is covered.

Many images are available online under Creative Commons licences, or other bespoke open licences. Open licences grant upfront permissions to end users to use the material in certain ways, without the need to rely on permissions or the Statutory Educational Licence. You need to refer to the specific licence or terms of use for each image that is published under an open licence. Note that all Creative Commons licenses require you to attribute the images that you use.

Depending on the licence that the creator has published the image under, you may be able to use the image to visually enhance your learning resources rather than purely for educational purposes ('educational use only' is a requirement of the Educational Statutory Licence).

Check: Some images online that are licensed under Creative Commons or other open licences may not be authorised by the copyright owner. If you believe this may be the case, the image may be an infringing copy and you should try to find an alternative, copyright compliant image. Contact the copyright coordinator for assistance.