The Alphabet Inc. Google search page is displayed on a laptop computer in an arranged photograph . [+] taken in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Friday, July 24, 2020. Alphabet Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on July 30. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
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As of August 31, Google Image Search has scrapped two options commonly used by websites to reuse images online. Search has eliminated “Labeled for Reuse” and “Labeled for Reuse with Modification.”
“Labeled for Reuse” allowed users to re-share images without the need to disclose who the original license holder was.
Google now allows users to search for images using a “Creative Commons License.” Creative Commons is a public copyright license that allows for the free distribution of copyrighted work with attribution to the original poster.
In addition to adding Creative Commons as an option, Google is making it easier for holders of copyrighted images to license them to other users. The company has added a line where license details are made available underneath photos.
Google now shows licensing options underneath copyrighted photos.