{"id":494,"date":"2017-08-11T23:41:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T23:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbooked2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=494"},"modified":"2022-07-19T18:21:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T18:21:05","slug":"screenshots-of-software","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/screenshots-of-software\/","title":{"raw":"Screenshots of Software","rendered":"Screenshots of Software"},"content":{"raw":"If you want to use a screenshot of software for an openly licensed work, as a general rule check the terms of a website, as they may spell out the rules of how to use screenshots of their products. Many companies are okay with using screenshots of their software or products for training. There are many \"how to\" websites that use screenshots, as there is a financial incentive for companies to have training material created for them by others. (The more people who learn to use their product, the better.)\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1348\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-1348 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"software\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a> Follow a company's guidelines if you want to include screenshots of their software product[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIf the software is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open-source_software\" rel=\"noopener\">open source<\/a> or released under a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_software_license\" rel=\"noopener\">free software licence<\/a>, it is usually fine to use screenshots.\r\n\r\nMicrosoft spells out how you can use screenshots of their products as follows:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>You <em>may not use<\/em> screen shots of Microsoft product boot-up screens, opening screens, \"splash screens,\" or screens from beta release products or other products that have not been commercially released.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You <em>may use<\/em> other screen shots in advertising, in documentation (including educational brochures), in tutorial books, in videos, or on websites, provided that, in addition to the requirements above, you:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Do not alter the screen shot except to resize it.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do not use portions of screen shots.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do not include screen shots in your product user interface.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do not use screen shots that contain third-party content.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do not use screen shots that contain an image of an identifiable individual.[footnote]\"Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content,\" <em>Microsoft<\/em>, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/intellectualproperty\/permissions (accessed February 1, 2018).[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Google allows the use of screenshots of their products. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/permissions\/using-product-graphics.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Google's Using Product Graphics page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Others, require that you ask permission. For example, see <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.yahoo.com\/us\/en\/yahoo\/permissions\/requests\/index.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo's Permissions page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Bottom line<\/strong>: Check a software's website for <em>terms of use<\/em> before using screenshots of its products.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">Page added: Feb 20\/18 | Last update: Oct 13\/21<\/div>\r\n<h2>Attributions<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/software-cd-dvd-digital-disc-417880\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Software<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/geralt-9301\/\" rel=\"noopener\">geralt<\/a> has been designated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/share-your-work\/public-domain\/cc0\/\" rel=\"noopener\">public domain (CC0)<\/a>.","rendered":"<p>If you want to use a screenshot of software for an openly licensed work, as a general rule check the terms of a website, as they may spell out the rules of how to use screenshots of their products. Many companies are okay with using screenshots of their software or products for training. There are many &#8220;how to&#8221; websites that use screenshots, as there is a financial incentive for companies to have training material created for them by others. (The more people who learn to use their product, the better.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1348\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1348 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"software\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640-65x61.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640-225x210.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640-350x326.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/software-417880_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Follow a company&#8217;s guidelines if you want to include screenshots of their software product<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If the software is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open-source_software\" rel=\"noopener\">open source<\/a> or released under a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_software_license\" rel=\"noopener\">free software licence<\/a>, it is usually fine to use screenshots.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft spells out how you can use screenshots of their products as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>You <em>may not use<\/em> screen shots of Microsoft product boot-up screens, opening screens, &#8220;splash screens,&#8221; or screens from beta release products or other products that have not been commercially released.<\/li>\n<li>You <em>may use<\/em> other screen shots in advertising, in documentation (including educational brochures), in tutorial books, in videos, or on websites, provided that, in addition to the requirements above, you:\n<ul>\n<li>Do not alter the screen shot except to resize it.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use portions of screen shots.<\/li>\n<li>Do not include screen shots in your product user interface.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use screen shots that contain third-party content.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use screen shots that contain an image of an identifiable individual.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"&quot;Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content,&quot; Microsoft, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/intellectualproperty\/permissions (accessed February 1, 2018).\" id=\"return-footnote-494-1\" href=\"#footnote-494-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Google allows the use of screenshots of their products. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/permissions\/using-product-graphics.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Google&#8217;s Using Product Graphics page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Others, require that you ask permission. For example, see <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.yahoo.com\/us\/en\/yahoo\/permissions\/requests\/index.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo&#8217;s Permissions page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Bottom line<\/strong>: Check a software&#8217;s website for <em>terms of use<\/em> before using screenshots of its products.<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">Page added: Feb 20\/18 | Last update: Oct 13\/21<\/div>\n<h2>Attributions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/software-cd-dvd-digital-disc-417880\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Software<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/geralt-9301\/\" rel=\"noopener\">geralt<\/a> has been designated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/share-your-work\/public-domain\/cc0\/\" rel=\"noopener\">public domain (CC0)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-494-1\">\"Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content,\" <em>Microsoft<\/em>, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/intellectualproperty\/permissions (accessed February 1, 2018). <a href=\"#return-footnote-494-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":5,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-494","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":90,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2840,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/494\/revisions\/2840"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/90"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/494\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}