For copyright purposes "images" are "artistic works", such as:

• A diagram or technical drawing
• A cartoon, chart, map or plan
• Painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving or photograph
• A building or model of building
• Craft work

Under the Moral Rights law we are obliged to acknowledge the author or creator of a work.  You are not required to use a particular style unless the owner specifies a particular way in which case you should follow their request.

For artistic works the following information should be included (where possible):

• Name of the creator (there may be more than one person involved in the work)
• Title of the work
• Date it was created
• If the work is part of a collection include the name of the collection
• If the work was originally sourced from another publication or site give details
• Give the name or website or URL and date the image was accessed (if using an image sourced from website)
• Licensing or copyright information - source, owner and creator may be different.  Include a link to Creative Commons, or other licence if used.

Give as much information as possible and you may indicate where information is unknown.  For example 'Photographer unknown' or 'date unknown'.

The acknowledgement should be clear and placed as close as possible to the actual work but if this is not appropriate then add to a bibliography or a special credits section.

In this section we look at what images you can use for 'educational purposes' under s.113P of the Copyright Act, and how to do in compliance with the Act.

Copyright law gives the copyright owner of photos, pictures or illustrations, and paintings the rights to control:

• reproduction,
• publication,
• communication,
• performance, and
• adaptation of their work.

Under the Copyright Act there are a number of circumstances in which reproduction of a limited or reasonable amount of work is permitted for educational purposes without seeking permission or payment. 

At VU we have a licence which allows VU staff members to copy and communicate such material for certain educational purposes. However this does not mean that anything and everything can be copied or put online for educational purposes.

When reproducing images on VU Collaborate you are covered by the Statutory Licence called s.113P, and this allows you to copy images for your classroom or teaching purposes with proper attribution.

When using images from the Web YOU CAN:

• Copy for educational purposes under the s.113P provisions of the Copyright Act.
• Always check the acknowledgement or source information for rights information and permission if in copyright. 
• You should always acknowledge your source and the creator  – this is required under Moral Rights law.
• If you are making adaptations you may need to seek permission.
• Use material that is owned by VU.
• Use material that is no longer protected by copyright – check with your Copyright Officer if you are unsure about copyright duration.
• Use material for which you have permission from the owner, with appropriate acknowledgement.

When using VU Collaborate YOU CAN:

• Reproduce for educational purposes an artistic work in electronic form and subsequently communicate (email or load into VU Collaborate) the copy of that work, but you must attribute the creator and the source.
• Copy for educational purposes an artistic work if it accompanies text copied under s.113P, (this is called incidental copying), with proper attribution for the work.
• Copy for educational purposes an image that has not been separately published or has never been published, with proper attribution.
• Copy for educational purposes an image that is not commercially available in any format within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price, with proper attribution.
• Use Creative Commons or Copyright-free images for purely decorative or 'for interest' purposes, (the Statutory licence does NOT cover purely decorative images), with proper attribution in accordance with the specific CC (or similar) licence.

YOU CANNOT:

• Copy an image without having a Copyright Notice on your site.
• Use an image without attribution
• Use an image for decorative or 'for interest' purposes under the Statutory licence, make sure to use Creative Commons or Copyright-free images

Although Google Images makes it easy to find and copy/download images from the Internet, this material is very often protected by copyright and cannot be used unless the use is covered by s.113P, or you have permission from the copyright holder.  Always view the image on its source page and check carefully for copyright &/or Terms & Conditions statements on the site before using. Always attribute.  It is strongly recommended to use images released under an appropriate Creative Commons licence where possible. Use the Tools in Google Images to find images labeled for reuse.