Answered By: Matt Laidlow
Last Updated: Feb 09, 2026     Views: 118

Can I include copyright protected images in my slide presentations?


Copyright protected images can be included in slide presentations through a number of ways. This includes: 
 

Under MRU’s Fair Dealing Guidelines

  • Generally, you may copy up to 10% of another person’s work, including images, for inclusion in your slide presentations that you display to students enrolled in your course. You can copy and display an entire single image from a collection of images (e.g. a single photograph from a book of photographs), or up to 10% of a stand-alone image that is not part of a larger collection. You may also put this image in D2L. 
     

Under section 29.4 of the Copyright Act

  • Images can be displayed in the classroom (e.g. in slides), as long as there is not a commercially available copy (obtainable within a reasonable time and price) in the format required.
     

Under section 30.01 of the Copyright Act 

  • You can copy an entire work found online as long as there is no technological protection measure, no "clearly visible notice" prohibiting the use, the work is cited, and it is a legal upload. 
     

Using openly licensed images 

  • Creative Commons licenses can be used in your slides under their designated terms. These images can also be shared in D2L as long as the terms are met. 
     

Please see the Guide for Teaching & Copyright at MRU for full details.

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