You need to get permission to copy, adapt, share or distribute copyrighted work (for example; music, images, or texts) unless you use works that are published in the public domain or released under an open license (e.g. Creative Commons licenses).
The Library subscribes to online collections of Images for your use in doing assignments. Once you create a mashup using images from the library resources as part of your assignment or assessment, you only present the mashup in class and/or on campus.
You can also search for free images from the following websites:
Or using the search engine that finds Creative Commons licensed images, such as:
A detailed guide on How to find Creative Commons materials using Google.
The 10% rule of modifying an image so that it is free of copyright restrictions is a myth. There is no 10% adaption rule for images.
REMEMBER when online images are used, you should check the copyright statement, terms of use, or terms and conditions stated on the website to establish what is permitted.
It should be noted that “Royalty Free” images are NOT free. Typically, you pay a one-time fee or subscription fee to gain access to those images and then you’re able to use them however you like. Shutterstock is a good example.
GIVE a credit statement/attribution statement referencing the creators/authors of the work. It is best to include full reference details. For more information, visit EasyCite referencing tool.
Example for referencing a Creative Commons & open licensed image:
Bilbao_6 Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, by Colli, Flickr, is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Reference:
Colli, MG 2009, Bilbao_6 Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, photograph, viewed 31 August 2018, <http://www.flickr.com/photos/52355315@N08/5757476385/>.
Example for referencing an image from the library resources:
Notre-Dame du Haut Exterior, Ronchamp, by Le Corbusier, 1950-1955, Oxford Art Online.
Reference:
Le Corbusier, c. 1950-1954, Notre-Dame du Haut, exterior, photograph, Ronchamp, France, viewed 7 September 2018, Oxford Art Online database.
Example for referencing your own image:
RMIT building in Hanoi, Hanoi, by Chau, 2017, photo by author.
Reference:
I’m the photo’s author, I don’t have to reference it.
1. Legislation:
Viet Nam: Law No. 50/2005/QH11 of November 29, 2005, on Intellectual Property, accessed September 10, 2018, from <http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=449011>.
Australian Copyright Council 2018, '013 Fair dealing overview', accessed September 10, 2018, from <https://www.copyright.org.au/acc_prod/ACC/Legal_Advice/Manage/Precedents/013_Fair_dealing_overview.aspx?WebsiteKey=8a471e74-3f78-4994-9023-316f0ecef4ef>.
Australia: Copyright Acts 1968 - SECT 40 Fair dealing for purpose of research or study, accessed September 10, 2018, from <http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s40.html>.
2. Websites terms:
Shutterstock 2018, 'What does royalty-free mean? Is Shutterstock content free?', Shutterstock.com, accessed September 10, 2018, from <https://www.shutterstock.com/support/article/What-s-free-and-what-s-royalty-free>.