Bildeling
Bildeling is the practice of sharing, distributing, and reusing images through digital platforms, licensing terms, and collaborative archives. The term, derived from words meaning image and sharing, is used in several Nordic languages to describe the broad activity of making photographs and illustrations available to others.
Forms and licensing models vary widely. Open and freely licensed images are common in Creative Commons repositories,
Rights, responsibilities, and provenance are central to bildeling. Users must respect copyright, license terms, and any
Legal and ethical considerations extend to privacy, defamation, and the potential for misinformation. Copyright regimes, data
Historically, image sharing evolved from physical archives to digital libraries and social platforms. The growth of
See also: Creative Commons, stock photography, image licensing, copyright, open data.