Understanding copyright, fair use, and licensing in regard to the use of visual materials is essential to successfully managing digital projects. This session will provide an overview of copyright issues specific to the cultural heritage and visual resource fields, including fair use, other exceptions, and specific digital and web issues. It will also explore tools and vocabulary for communicating about rights issues within professional contexts and in interactions with the public, by looking at rights and reproductions guidelines, established standards, and emerging best practices. Issues of equity and diversity will be integrated throughout but will be especially foregrounded in discussions of recent case law and controversies in the visual arts.