Make a note of the title, the photographer’s name and the URL for the image so that you can attribute it correctly.Īll Creative Commons licences require that you attribute the images that you use. You will have the option to select the image size that you would like. Click on the ‘Download’ icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the page to download a copy of the image.Share Alike – If you modify or build upon the image, then you must licence the new images under the same licence as the original image. You may not alter, modify or change the image in any way. No Derivative Works – You may only use the image as it appears. Non-Commercial – The image cannot be used for commercial purposes. If nothing is specified then a proper citation should be given. The following symbols indicate the terms of the licence:Īttribution - You must attribute the image as specified by the photographer. Click on the ‘Some rights reserved’ link to view the full text of the licence. It is important that you check the terms of the licence and that you comply with them.If required, you can also further limit your search to images that can be used commercially (such as for use in MOOCs) or images that can be modified or adapted.

Navigate to the ‘Any license’ drop-down menu and select ‘All creative commons’ to search for all Creative Commons licensed images.Go to the Advanced Search page on Flickr.Not all photographs on Flickr are available under a Creative Commons licence, so this guide explains how to limit your search to Creative Commons material. Depending on which licence is attached, Creative Commons images can be freely used in teaching material, as part of research publications, on blogs, wikis and other websites, in University publications and in MOOCs. Images licensed under Creative Commons are still subject to copyright, but the creator or copyright owner has chosen to allow other people to use their material under certain conditions. Searching Flickr for Creative Commons imagesįlickr is a good source of photographs that have been licensed under Creative Commons.

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