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Image License and Attribution Guide

If  you create a tour with images that are not owned by yourself, you are required to license and attribute them properly.  Images that are not appropriately credited or licensed are subject to removal, but licensing and attributing images isn't hard to do.   In many cases you simply have to credit the author and display the license agreement.

Armchair Vacations has made this process as simple as possible.  All you need to do is fill out the following additonal text fields when uploading an image: Licensing Type, Image Author, Image Author URL and Image Origin URL.  If you found the image on the Internet, it will likely have some sort of licensing information printed along with it.   The following guideline will help you determine how the additional text fields should be handled.

The Licensing Type simply describes how that image is been redistributed over the Internet.  Simply select the appropiate type from the chart below.

The Image Author is also known as the Current Copyright holder.  If it's an individual person, it's mostly the person that created the image.

The Image Author URL is a link to the Website that represents the Author.  It's usually a website that promotes the author and/or displays his or her work.

 The Image Origin URL is a link to the placeon the Internet where the image was originally found.

URL's usually begin with "http.." and are simply copied from the top line of your browser.

Licensing Type

Image Author

Image Author URL

Image Origin URL
Public Domain Icon
Public Domain
The image copyright is older than 70 years or the image was create by a government employee.

Not required

Crediting the author, (if possible) is a courtsey.

Not required

If the author doesn't list a preferred website then a link to the original source may be a good substitute.

Recommended

Linking a image back to original source is always preferred, especially if helps to establish that the image is really Public Domain.

Public Domain Icon
Released to the Public Domain
The image has been released to the Public Domain by Author with no redistribution limitations.

Recommended

Crediting the author, (if possible) is a courtsey. 

Recommended

If the author doesn't list a preferred website then a link to the original source may be a good substitute.

Recommended

Linking a image back to original source is always preferred, especially if helps to establish that the Author has really released the image to the Public Domain.

Copyrighted Image
Copyrighted by Author
The author retains the Copyright but allows free usage on condition of appropriate attribution (credit).

Required

If the author retains his Copyright then crediting the author is required.  

Recommended

If the author has listed a website then it should linked.

Required

If the author retains his Copyright then a link the original source is required.  

GNU Licensed Image
Licensed with The GNU Free Documentation License
The mage is distributed and licensed under The GNU Free Documentation License 1.2.

Required

If the author has licensed his image then crediting the author is required.

Required

If the author has listed a website then it should be linked.

Recommended

If the author has licensed his image then a link the original source is recommended.

Creative Commons Licensed Image
Licensed with The Creative Commons/ShareAlike License
The image is distributed and licensed under The Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.

Required

If the author has licensed his image then crediting the author is required. 

Required

If the author has listed a website then it should be linked

Recommended

If the author has licensed his image then a link the original source is recommended.

Free Art Licensed Image
Licensed with The Free Art License
The image is distributed under The Free Art License.

Required

If the author has licensed his image then crediting the author is required. 

Required

If the author has listed a website then it should be linked.

Recommended

If the author has licensed his image then a link the original source is recommended.

Copyrighted Image
Copyright - Non-free Content
The image is Copyrighted but falls into one of the Following Non-free Categories:

  1. Cover art: Cover art from various items, for identification only in the context of critical commentary of that item (not for identification without critical commentary).
  2. Team and corporate logos: For identification. See Wikipedia:Logos.
  3. Stamps and currency: For identification of the stamp or currency, not its subject.
  4. Other promotional material: Posters, programs, billboards, ads. For critical commentary.
  5. Film and television screen shots: For critical commentary and discussion of the cinema and television.
  6. Screenshots from software products: For critical commentary.
  7. Paintings and other works of visual art: For critical commentary, including images illustrative of a particular technique or school.
  8. Images with iconic status or historical importance: As subjects of commentary.

Required

Using Copyright material is never recommended.  Use of such material would be for identification purposes, and to enhance the tour description.

Required

Required
Copyrighted Image
Copyright - Common Usage
The image is copyrighted and does not fall into any of the Non-free Content Categories. However, the image is commonly found on numerous pages of the Internet, and it's usage is based on the following:

  1. This image does not limit the copyright holder's ability to profit from the original source, nor will it dilute the importance or recognition of the logo in connection with its organization.
  2. This image enhances the article in which it's displayed, as it provides an immediate relevance to the reader more capably than the textual description alone.

Required

Using Copyright material is never recommended. Use of such material would be for identification purposes, and to enhance the tour description. 

Required

Required

 

These icons and guildlines have been adapted from Wikipedia.org , which has gone to great lengths to protect the rights of digital media and their owners.  You will often find the icons on the same page as the image and should give you a clue on how to properly complete the upload form.  Wikipedia is an excellent source of reusable images, and Armchair Vacations encourages your support for Wikipedia.

 
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