It’s tricky to find appropriate, usable images for e-learning projects. And sometimes after you’ve found the right photo, it’s unclear whether you can legally use it.
Images are protected b...
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"You should assume that any image you find online is protected by copyright." To put a fine point on this statement, by default a photo (or written/artistic/musical work) is copyright *upon creation*, regardless of whether or not you see a Ⓒ symbol. The creator can add a Ⓒ symbol, or go through the process of paying for a copyright to legally protect their intellectual property in the event of a challenge.
To be technical, the creator can pay to register their creation, which adds a layer of legal protection. As Karen says, it's already copyrighted upon being created "in a fixed form" (meaning an idea can't be copyrighted. It must be written down, drawn, recorded, etc.)