The following categories are used to license the use of images:
Copyright Law:
Copyright law protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself. Copyright law gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, and display the copyrighted work.
Creative Commons:
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free licenses and other tools. Creative Commons licenses allow copyright owners to share their work with the world while reserving certain rights.
Commercial:
Images licensed for commercial use may be used for any purpose, including advertising and other marketing materials.
Editorial:
Images licensed for editorial use may be used in news articles, magazines, and other editorial content.
Non-Commercial:
Images licensed for non-commercial use may be used for any purpose, but may not be used for advertising or other marketing materials.
1. Commercial Use-You may use an image for commercial purposes provided you have the proper license.
2. Editorial Use-You may use an image for editorial purposes provided you have the proper license.
3. Personal Use-You may use an image for personal purposes provided you have the proper license.
4. Web Use-You may use an image for web purposes provided you have the proper license.
5. Print Use-You may use an image for print purposes provided you have the proper license.
6. TV Use-You may use an image for TV purposes provided you have the proper license.
7. Advertisement Use-You may use an image for advertisement purposes provided you have the proper license.
8. Product Use-You may use an image for product purposes provided you have the proper license.
9. Book Use-You may use an image for book purposes provided you have the proper license.
10. Exhibition Use-You may use an image for exhibition purposes provided you have the proper license.
Top free image license categories.
1. Creative Commons Zero (CC0): This image is licensed under the Creative Commons CC0 license. This means that the image is in the public domain and can be used by anyone for any purpose.
2. Public Domain: An image in the public domain is one that is not protected by copyright and can be used by anyone for any purpose.
3. GNU Free Documentation License: The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU Project. It is similar to the GNU General Public License, giving readers the right to copy, distribute and modify the text.
However, it also requires that authors be given credit for their work and that any modifications be shared under the same license.
The license was designed for manuals, textbooks, other reference and instructional materials, and documentation which often accompanies free software. However, it can be used for any text-based work, regardless of the subject matter
4. Attribution License (CC BY): It means that the image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. This allows others to use the image for any purpose, as long as they give credit to the original creator.
5. Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC): This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license. This means that you can use and share the image for non-commercial purposes as long as you give credit to the original creator.
6. Attribution-Share-Alike License (CC BY-SA): An image licensed under CC BY-SA refers to an image that is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike license. This license allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under identical terms.
7. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (CC BY-NC-SA): This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. This means that you can share and adapt the image for non-commercial purposes as long as you give appropriate credit and distribute your modifications under the same license.
8. Attribution-NoDerivatives license (CC BY-ND): This means that the image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license. This allows others to distribute the image, but they must give credit to the creator and they cannot make any changes to the image.
9. Attribution-Non-commercial-NoDerivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND): The image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. This means that the image can be used for non-commercial purposes, as long as it is not modified in any way.