As with text, images are also protected by copyright law. You must therefore have permission to make use of them.
Photographs of works. When you want to use photographs of images, paintings, designs, architecture, theater, and other works, you must be aware of the photographer’s copyright. The photographer who took the specific photo holds the copyright to that particular capture of a work of art. This applies even if the photographed work is so old that it is no longer protected by copyright.
Therefore, you must ask the photographer for permission to use it.
Images in assigments. When you make use of images in assignments related to your study, then you are, as a student, covered by the agreement with VISDA.
The agreement allows you to make use of images found freely available on the Internet in essays or PowerPoint presentations, as long as the material is only placed on ItsLearning and similar secure intranets and not published elsewhere. Always remember to include the source, regardless of whether you use the image in an assignment, PowerPoint or similar.
Exceptions to images in assignments. The agreement with VISDA does not cover images from databases requiring payment.
If you want to use images from a paid database, you need to check the rules for using the images from that specific paid database.
Images in assignments that you publish. If you upload an assignment to a repository, social media, your website, or similar, in such a way that the assignment becomes publicly available then you will no longer be covered by the agreement between DMJX and VISDA.
You must therefore either remove the images from the assignment or contact the copyright holders and ask for permission to use the images.
Always remember to include the source, whether you use the image in an assignment, PowerPoint or similar.
Using your own images. If you take any images yourself that include people, which you then go on to use in an assignment, you must remember to get permission from the persons who appear in the photo. It is always best to get such consent in writing.