Section 8 · Sourcing & Image Ethics

Attribution

Definition

Crediting a source: creator, title, source location, and license.

Why it matters

Attribution is a license requirement under every CC license except CC0, and a professional norm regardless. It also protects the maker — a documented chain of sourcing is evidence the use was considered.

Example

Untitled by A. Rivera, via a public image repository, CC BY-SA 4.0.