The use of electronic collections of copyrighted materials for educational purposes is an uncertain area subject to legal clarification by the courts or congress. In the meantime, usage guidelines follow the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976 which provides for fair use of a copyrighted work for teaching, scholarship or research. Images are available at no cost to the educational community for noncommercial purposes as long as the rights of the copyright holder are not infringed and the Biology Image Library at Texas A&M University and the copyright owner are acknowledged as the sources of the material.
Where possible, images in this library are posted with the permission of the copyright owner who retains all rights implicit in the copyright laws. Rights to reproduce images are retained by the copyright owner. If you wish to request permission to publish images, or wish to contribute images to the Biology Image Library, please contact the Project Developer.