Copyright Guidelines for Images and Tables

The BC EMN publishes under open access licenses. All images, tables, and algorithms used within our material must be either created by the author (who agrees to release it under an open license) or the material must be licensed by others under an open license.

When submitting material from others please provide the URL and the specific license. These copyright requirements do not apply when simply linking to other websites or using freely viewable YouTube videos.

Useful sources of open access medical images include:

– Wikimedia Commons
– NC Commons
– DermNet NZ
– US CDC
– Open-i

Using material directly from sites such as UpToDate, textbooks, or the American Heart Association, among others is not permitted.