The document discusses different types of stock photography licensing: licensed imagery which allows contracted use for a set period of time and usages; royalty-free which requires a single fee for unlimited usage; copyright-free which has different levels of copyright available under Creative Commons; and public domain which includes works published before 1923 or missed copyright renewal. It also lists select sources for each type of licensed photography.
3. Contracted use for a set period of time and usages
(media format, country, language, size, placements)
Select Sources
Corbis, Getty, Masterfile, Superstock
Art Resource, Animals Animals, PhotoEdit
AP, Reuters, Time, National Geographic
17. Still licensed, but with a single fee covering
unlimited usage.
Select Sources
Corbis, Getty, Masterfile, Superstock
Shutterstock, Jupiter Images, Veer
25. No license or copyright. Different levels of copyright
are available under Creative Commons.
Select Sources
Stock xChange, Flickr, MorgeFile, Internet Archive
31. Mostly, works done on the government
dollar, published before 1923, or missed
copyright renewal.
Select Sources
Library of Congress (American Memory!)
Internet Archive, Wikipedia