

Clicking that link directs you to a Bing Help page for how license types work. However, the initial search must be an advanced search.īing even offers a option to “Learn more” in its menu. Once a search has been performed, Google leaves the option in its top-of-page search options. You need to do an advanced Google Image search to find the licensing options. Yahoo has their filter at the very bottom of a sidebar that must be “opened” using a small double-arrow icon. Bing has put their option front and center, right at the top of the page with the rest of the search options. The Bing License menu, however, seems to be the easiest to find and use. Some are allowed to by edited and modified while others are not.īy adding the ability to search for images by their license type, Bing has now joined the ranks of Yahoo Image Search (with Flickr), and Google Image Search and others who allow to limit search results for Creative Commons licensed images. Images licensed under a Creative Commons license are allowed to be used. Many bloggers, presenters, and digital marketers often use images found via search without knowing. Many images found via search engines are copyrighted and not allowed to be re-used.
