Use of images in education
- DISPLAYING IMAGES IN THE CLASSROOM
The ICLA copying licence allows you to display images, for example of artworks from art books and other publications or of scientific diagrams from textbooks, during lessons. - USE OF IMAGES IN YOUR OWN PRESENTATIONS OR PROJECTS
For educational purposes you can use:
a) images that you have taken or created (drawn, painted, etc.)
b) images taken or created by others:
with the permission of the creator
with an ICLA copying licence:
You can scan from books and copy from the internet for school projects if you do not publish your work outside a given course of study. Remember to credit the creator in your work.
with a CC (Creative Commons) licence
The licence symbol indicates what you are allowed to do. You can search the CC licence portal for content you can share, use and remix.
Copyright-free images
Images whose protection period has expired can be used freely. Photographs taken of artworks whose protection period has expired can also be used freely.
National Gallery of Ireland’s website
The National Gallery of Ireland has made images of artworks from their collection available to download with a CC-BY licence. This means the images can be used freely as long as the creator is acknowledged. Images of artworks that can be used freely are available in their Creative Commons: downloadable artworks section. - EDITING IMAGES
Treatment, cropping, and animation of images are considered forms of editing. To edit an image, you need permission from the creator. The original creator’s moral rights must be respected.
You can edit images
with the permission of the creator.
with an ICLA copying licence
You can process images for use in class, but you cannot publish the edited image online or use it for other purposes. Remember to credit the creator and make it clear the image has been processed.
with a CC licence
Licence symbols indicate if editing is allowed.
Copyright-free images
Images whose protection period has expired can be edited freely. - USE OF ARTWORKS AS MODELS
You can use artworks as a source of inspiration for your own work. Copyright does not protect ideas. You can use the idea, plot, or content of another person’s work in a new, creative, and original way.
To paint or draw a copy of an artwork for anything other than private or educational use, you need the creator’s permission.
Published works can be used in accordance with good practice in parodies, caricatures, and pastiches. - PHOTOGRAPHING AND FILMING ARTWORKS AND USE OF THE IMAGES
You can photograph or film permanent artworks in public places and use the images as long as you do not use them for profit. However, the owner of the venue may prohibit photography and filming. For example, you may not be permitted to photograph or film paintings in a museum without prior permission.
Remember to include information about the creator when you use images or works made by others.
