Resumo
This study investigated the ownership of photographs contained in theses and dissertations collected in BDTD / IBICT, with the beginning of his reflections the current scenario, known as the information society, characterized by intense information exchange. In this scenario, the user information need to be increasingly aware of how appropriates the information, seeking to be based on ethical behavior. Such behavior involves knowledge of how various content available on the Internet, knowledge of the law governing copyright and uses of intellectual works in Brazil and the knowledge of the citation and reference standards. The methods used for development work were the bibliographic and documentary research. It was found that there is a low use of photographs in the public domain and, in some cases, the guidelines of the rules were not followed.