A Google result, official-looking photograph or social post is never treated as a reuse license.
Original editorial illustrations
The homepage face-off artwork depicts fictional fighters and was generated with AI on September 30, 2026. It does not document a real bout. The navy-and-gold lion mark was extracted with AI from the user-approved design reference. Original product and news-card illustrations show conceptual scenes, with their status disclosed beside the cards. Real champion portraits retain their original source and license credits; see the Photo Ledger for modification details.
What Fight Atlas may publish
Fight Atlas uses a zero-dollar image budget. A fighter photograph is eligible only when its original source page identifies public-domain status or a free license that permits commercial reuse. The fighter’s identity, creator, original file, license, license link and display changes are recorded before publication.
What is excluded
Getty, Zuffa, broadcast, wire-service, promotion-gallery and social-media photographs are excluded unless the original rights holder provides a reusable license or documented permission. A watermark-free copy does not change its copyright status.
Attribution standard
Fight Atlas follows the Creative Commons TASL pattern: title when available, author, source and license. Profile credits link to the source, while the Photo Ledger records full license and modification details for every displayed real-fighter image.
Display changes
Cropping, responsive sizing, tonal overlays or background treatment are disclosed in the ledger. Fight Atlas does not imply that a photographer or rights holder endorses the site, the athlete or a promotion.
Rights review and removal
Licenses are rechecked when an image is added or materially changed. Openverse and search results are candidate finders, not permission records. A credible rights concern triggers review; if permission cannot be verified, the image is removed or replaced while the claim is assessed.
Reusing images from Fight Atlas
Do not assume the Fight Atlas page grants a new license. Follow the original file page and license linked in the Photo Ledger. Each image can have different attribution, share-alike or modification requirements.