Students commonly use Google image search to find images to use in their projects and presentations. They don’t believe they are infringing on copyright law as long as they don’t profit financially from the images use. This is not the case, as all images used need to be cited. As all uses of text must be cited, the same rules applies to copyrighted images.
Recently the Automobile company BMW MINI awarded a photography prize to a user who photoshopped a creative commons image without citing the original creator. The original image was uploaded to Wikipedia under a creative commons licence which required users to give creator credit when editing, using or sharing the image. BMW has hence withdrawn the photo from the website and the competition.
When creators graciously share their work under a creative commons license it doesn’t give the user a free image to take and claim for their own. All CC work must be cited when it is shared or used in any fashion. Watch the embedded clip below which will guide you on how to find and then properly cite open access images.
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