Rules for Use of the Danish Defence Media Archive

The Danish Defence Media Archive is the Defence's collection of still images, audio recordings, and films. Here is a link to the Danish Defence Media Archive's online image collection.

1. Access

There is free access to a selection of the Defence's images. To use these photos, you do not need a username and password. See the rules for the use of freely available photos and videos under section 2.

Individuals outside the Danish Ministry of Defence's area of responsibility can apply for access to the Defence's current images, which is a collection of over 25,000 images. To use these photos, you must have a username and password. User creation is done by contacting us via email: Mediearkiv@mil.dk. The rules for use are the same as for freely available photos. Access will be based on a concrete and individual assessment.

Individuals outside the Danish Ministry of Defence's area of responsibility can also apply for access to the Defence's historical images, which is a collection of over 100,000 photos. If you have a username and password, you must be assigned extra rights to gain access to these images. To obtain extra rights, please contact us via email: mediearkiv@mil.dk. The rules for use are the same as for freely available photos. Access will be based on a concrete and individual assessment.

Employees of the Danish Defence can log in using their corporate login. Rules and conditions for employees within the Danish Ministry of Defence's area of responsibility can be read on internal channels.

Employees in the Danish Defence Group must use the upper button for login. External users must use the lower button. The texts on the buttons will be changed. You cannot use previous usernames and passwords from Forsvarsgalleriet (the Defence Gallery).

2. Rights

Photos and videos can be downloaded free of charge from the Danish Defence Media Archive. The material is the property of the Defence and can be freely used for the following purposes:

• Journalism
• Book production
• News broadcasts and documentaries
• Educational purposes
• Exhibition purposes
• Private use

Special rules apply to use for marketing or political purposes. See section 5.

It is not permitted to download photos and videos from the Danish Defence Media Archive and resell the images.

It is not permitted for commercial picture agencies to use photos and videos from the Danish Defence Media Archive.

It is not permitted to build your own collection of photos and videos from the Danish Defence Media Archive and redistribute it to others, i.e., to be a sub-supplier.

It is permitted to use photos and videos from the Danish Defence Media Archive for external commercial media use – e.g., in articles, newspapers, books, or TV productions.

3. Credit/Attribution

When using photos from the Danish Defence Media Archive, you must, as far as possible, credit the photographer. You can read the photographer's name in the information provided about the image. If neither a photographer nor a unit is listed under the "photographer" field, you must credit the Danish Defence.

If you are using the image in a context where you do not normally provide credit – e.g., in a PowerPoint presentation, a social media post, a wall decoration, or a roll-up banner – you may omit it.

The purpose of crediting is to acknowledge the Defence's photographers. For some employees – especially journalism interns – being credited is important when they apply for jobs as graduates.

Attribution for video is done by placing a label, for example, "Images from the Danish Defence," on a TV segment for a few seconds. In connection with longer productions, credit for either the Defence or the video photographers or journalists can be added at the end of the video.

4. Contributing photos to the Danish Defence Media Archive

If you, as an individual outside the Danish Ministry of Defence's area of responsibility, wish to contribute relevant photos or videos to the Danish Defence Media Archive, you must contact us via email: mediearkiv@mil.dk and agree on the conditions under which the Defence can use the images.

For the Defence, it is easiest to handle if the conditions are the same as those mentioned under sections 2 and 3.

5. Use of photos for marketing and political purposes

Images must not be used for marketing or political purposes without prior agreement with the editor. Contact the editor at mediearkiv@mil.dk.

Images with recognizable individuals must not be used to advertise commercial products, political parties, or organizations.

6. Violation of the rules

Use that does not respect the above will result in the Danish Defence Command taking the necessary steps to cease the misuse.

7. Rules for Danish Defence employees

If you are an employee within the Danish Ministry of Defence's area of responsibility and wish to use material from the Danish Defence Media Archive, you can read about the rules that apply to you on the Defence's internal channels. Contact the Danish Defence Media Archive at FKO-KTP-mediearkiv@fiin.dk if necessary.