Tuesday, July 16, 2019

What if an image has multiple ©'s?

You might come across an image that has multiple lines on the copyright sheet because it is a composite of different images. Each original image has it's own copyright restrictions, so what do you do?

If in the Q:/ or I:/ the individual original images are in the folder, label each as indicated on the copyright sheet, with their own unique copyrights. But list in the column "relation" the file name of the composite image.

For the composite image, look at all of the copyrights, and whichever of the copyrights is the most restrictive becomes the copyright for the composite. For example, within the composite image, 2 images are public domain, 1 is CC by 2.0, and 1 is fair use. The correct copyright for the composite would be fair use. Public domain has no restrictions, CC by 2.0 only ask that an attribution to the creator be made, but fair use is usually licensed or has a restriction greater than CC. That restriction is then noted in the metadata and will raise a flag of warning to anyone who uses it.

In order of least restrictive to greatest are the following:
  • BYU owned
  • public domain/CC by 0
  • CC by 1.0-4.0
  • CC by SA
  • CC by NC
  • CC by ND 
  • CC by NC SA
  • CC by NC ND
  • fair use
  • licensed

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