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2.9.13 May I download an image from another person's website?
You may download an image for personal non-commercial study (in accordance with the fair dealing exception) and only to make a single printout.  Your may not distribute that copy to other people.  Otherwise, permission is required.  Note that many sites contain copyright statements allowing use of material for certain purposes and some even provide a blanket approval for use of images contained on the website.  Links to these statements are usually found on the home page of sites under headings such as 'Copyright' or 'Terms of use'.  Be sure to stick to the terms and conditions of use set out.
If you do not wish to obtain permission, some alternative options include visiting the web page in class and projecting it on a screen, or simply citing a reference or including a link to the image.  If including a link to the image in your own web page, see the earlier question in this section dealing with the inclusion of links in web pages. 
Information current as at 12 September 2005.
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