Posted on Aug 18, 2017
Can anyone provide the policy on the use of commercial licensed military pictures on websites?
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I'd like to hear from some Public Affairs Officer or NCOs on the policy in using military photos (like the one I pulled off the Internet for this question) in designing nonprofit web pages? A written policy would be great or any other information you can provide. ] PV2 (Join to see)
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Hi COL Mikel J. Burroughs. I'm not sure about NPOs in particular, but I'd assume that copyright is copyright across the board. That said, if it's commercially licensed, there's a good chance you'd have to pay for that license. The best place to find military images that are free for public use would be dvidshub.net . Hope that helps!
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SSG William Jones
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs As I mentioned to Cowboy, William is what I'm sometimes called when people are mad at me. ;-)
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SFC William Farrell
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SSG William Jones - I just tried it and it worked fine William. Thats what I got called when I was in trouble too!
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Mark Heick
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This is something that I have researched in the past. Unless it is released under a Creative Commons license, you must obtain permission by the owner.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs The Marine Corps wrote Marine Corps Order 5720.77, the Public Affairs Manual, which you can find here: http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/MCO%205720.77.pdf
Each Service should have their own version.
Each Service should have their own version.
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You're free to use the imagery as long as it's taken by someone as a part of their official duty (COMCAM or PAO). Under that clause, the photographs are considered public domain and are not protected by copyright laws.
I highly reccomend going through https://dvidshub.net to get your photographs.
I highly reccomend going through https://dvidshub.net to get your photographs.
DVIDS - Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System
Providing news, images, audio, video, and publications from military operations around the world. Browse current as well as archived content.
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