<p>Please forgive me if this is dumb question. So many images on the internet have a generic notice saying that it "might" be subject to copyright. Unless I'm missing something, only a few actually have a clear warning written across it or underneath. Other than stock photos or clip-art pics that are clearly labled as for sale, or syndicated cartoons and renderings of animated characters like Sponge Bob which are obviously copyrighted, I am uncertain how to verify what drawings and photos can be legally copied for personal use. In particular, I would like to help my D understand what images may be incorporated into a student's power point presentation with proper citation, and what use would violate academic integrity rules.</p>
<p>Ask the professor what to do?</p>
<p>One could provide a citation (web page, I suppose) for each image. This could be a slide at the end of the presentation. Presumably, there is other material on the slides that could/should have citations.</p>
<p>As for trying to verify which images have restricted copyright, that is a near impossible task. And if you found an answer on some random part of the internet, why would you believe it?</p>
<p>Here is a source from Purdue which addresses academic integrity and citing others peoples’ works [Purdue</a> OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism](<a href=“Purdue OWL® - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University”>Purdue OWL® - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University) It does address images as well as written works.</p>
<p>For commercial use, you absolutely must have the copyright holder’s permission. That would be the person who created the work (the artist or photographer), unless they have in some manner relinquished the copyright to someone else.</p>
<p>For personal or academic use, you get into the “fair use” arena, which is a murky and ill-understood area; and you would really need to consult an attorney, preferably one who is knowledgeable about intellectual property law.</p>
<p>This is, of course, a completely separate question from “What do I need to do to cite the source of the image for academic integrity standards.”</p>
<p>She could always include the URL and other citation info in a bibliography type slide at the end of her presentation.</p>