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Google Image search has an option under Tools (seems like you need to search first to get it to show up), then you can pick one of unfiltered, "Creative Commons

Google Image search has an option under Tools (seems like you need to search first to get it to show up), then you can pick one of unfiltered, "Creative Commons licenses", or "Commercial & other licenses".

jamilton 2y ago
While that's useful, CC images and public domain image search results are pretty meaningfully different.
Zambyte 2y ago
I just tested Kagi and DuckDuckGo, both can also filter image results on license type.
HKH2 2y ago
Which one of those is 'public domain'?
- sadeshmukh 2y ago
  One is a license for all commercial use. Creative Commons is more restrictive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license.
  - HKH2 2y ago
    It's not clear what 'commercial use' means.
- mediumsmart 2y ago
  Public domain gets assigned automatically when some time has passed or by the author releasing it into the public domain under the cc zero license. Unsplash started like that. There are potential issues like uncertainty about signed model release documents when people are the main part of the picture plus trademarks prominently appearing. it’s complicated Just realized I did not really answer the question.
RF_Savage 2y ago
Does it allow filtering Creative Commons version 4 only or all CC licenses jumbled? Mess up attribution and in pre-v4 CC license it reverts back to All Rights Reserved. This is the business model for some folks. 500 - 5000usd demand per infringement is a nasty surprise. Here's one such case and company. https://petapixel.com/2022/06/01/copyright-trolls-are-suing-people-over-creative-commons-photos/ https://petapixel.com/2022/06/01/copyright-trolls-are-suing-...
dhruvkb 2y ago
There are a number of different CC-licenses which impose different restrictions on how a work can be used so filtering by just "Creative Commons licenses" is not very helpful. Openverse[1] provides filtering by specific CC licenses, and also for finding public domain images specifically. Disclosure: I am a maintainer for Openverse. [1]: https://openverse.org https://openverse.org

jamilton 2y ago

While that's useful, CC images and public domain image search results are pretty meaningfully different.

Zambyte 2y ago

I just tested Kagi and DuckDuckGo, both can also filter image results on license type.

HKH2 2y ago

Which one of those is 'public domain'?

sadeshmukh 2y ago
One is a license for all commercial use. Creative Commons is more restrictive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license.
- HKH2 2y ago
  It's not clear what 'commercial use' means.
mediumsmart 2y ago
Public domain gets assigned automatically when some time has passed or by the author releasing it into the public domain under the cc zero license. Unsplash started like that. There are potential issues like uncertainty about signed model release documents when people are the main part of the picture plus trademarks prominently appearing. it’s complicated Just realized I did not really answer the question.

RF_Savage 2y ago

Does it allow filtering Creative Commons version 4 only or all CC licenses jumbled? Mess up attribution and in pre-v4 CC license it reverts back to All Rights Reserved. This is the business model for some folks. 500 - 5000usd demand per infringement is a nasty surprise. Here's one such case and company. https://petapixel.com/2022/06/01/copyright-trolls-are-suing-people-over-creative-commons-photos/ https://petapixel.com/2022/06/01/copyright-trolls-are-suing-...

dhruvkb 2y ago

There are a number of different CC-licenses which impose different restrictions on how a work can be used so filtering by just "Creative Commons licenses" is not very helpful. Openverse[1] provides filtering by specific CC licenses, and also for finding public domain images specifically. Disclosure: I am a maintainer for Openverse. [1]: https://openverse.org https://openverse.org