To find copyright friendly photos using Google Image Search, users should: 1) Conduct an image search on Google and choose "advanced search" then select "free to use or share" under usage rights. 2) Check the search results for information on the image license, which will usually indicate the photo requires attribution to the source at minimum. 3) The image credit or license details may be listed under the Google images banner, underneath the image, or indicated by a Creative Commons license icon.

1. Using Google Image Search for Copyright Friendly Photos
After conducting a search in
Google, click “settings” and
choose advanced search.

2. Next, on usage rights, choose “free to use or share.”
Finally, click
“advanced search” to
complete your search.

3. When your search results are returned, take a look at a few of the pictures and
you can double check the image license. Minimally, they will say “attribution,”
which means you must credit your source.
Sometimes, it will be listed under the
Google images banner on the right.
Image credit Trey Ratcliff

4. Other times, you will need to look around a little. This picture
includes the permission details underneath the image.
Image credit Frederik Questier

5. This one is using the Creative Commons license icon. The CC BY-ND indicates
CC Attribution-NoDerivs , which allows for use if you attribute the owner
and don’t change the image.
Image credit Ivan Herman
Let us know if you have questions about using images.
Pamela Hill 2012