OVERVIEW
Target audience: Site Administrators, Site Managers, Site editors
Whenever an image is added to content in the WMS, there may be a legal requirement (under copyright law) to correctly attribute its source.
In compliance with copyright laws, images in the Web Management System (WMS) can be attributed to their proper sources using the Credit field and License settings options.
For more information, see https://www.mcgill.ca/copyright.
In this article:
NOTE: this article refers to a process to be used on sites that have already migrated to the New WMS.
If your site has not yet migrated see the Index of documentation for the McGill Web Management System.
Set attribution to credit a creator
- Click Content.
- Click the Media tab to navigate to the media administration screen.
- Locate the image and click edit.
- Input the creator’s information in the Attribution settings
- Save.
Set license settings
This article refers to the configuration specific to the call-to-action block. General steps to create a block can be found in the Create an configure a Global block.
- Click Content.
- Click the Media tab to navigate to the media administration screen.
- Locate the image and click edit.
- Input the creator’s information in the Attribution settings.
- Save.
Creative common licenses
Images distributed under a Creative Commons license are widely used. There are six different Creative Commons licenses, each with its own license features, also called Commons Deeds. The image's creator chooses a license to retain copyright over their work and establish the conditions under which others may use it. For example, the license terms may require that the creator be given credit and that a link to the specific Commons Deed be provided.
Find more information about Creative Commons licenses on their website.
