You can find info about an image when the owner of an image or website on Google Search provides it. Image owners may provide, but are not limited to: image credits, copyrights, license details, among other info.
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Image details come from 2 sources:
- Credit, creator, and copyright info are from an image file, through a standard called the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC). Learn about image rights metadata in Google Images.
- “Get this image on” and license details are from either structured metadata or the IPTC. Learn about image license metadata in Google Images.
Learn how to report license or copyright info that you believe is incorrect.