Image credits and licences
The photos on this website come from many photographers, from our partners and from tourism organisations. The question mark "?" on an image shows who it comes from and – where stated – the license it is published under. Clicking the license takes you to its explanation on this page.
Where no license is stated, all rights are reserved. To reuse an image, please contact the rights holder named. Images for media publications can be found in the Press section.
The following overview only summarises the licenses. The full license text is authoritative.
DBR-BY License – License for Press Images of the DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen
DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen License – Attribution DBR-BY
Preliminary remarks
The focus is on providing free image material for editorial reporting and for use in (tourism) marketing for the DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen / the travel destination of Saxony.
The license designated DBR-BY is intended to simplify the licensing and use of image material provided by SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project (DBR). It is modelled on the Creative Commons (CC) licenses – specifically the CC BY-SA license – but takes greater account of the legitimate interests of the rights holders. This means that certain forms of commercial exploitation of their protected works – i.e. the image files provided – specified below are excluded from free use. Otherwise, however, the protected works may be used largely freely under the conditions of this license.
The "rights holder" of the data provided by the DBR is the holder of the absolute right in the protected work, in particular a named external author or SOEG mbH itself.
The "licensee" or user within the meaning of this license is any natural or legal person or partnership with legal capacity that uses the protected work under this license.
§1 Scope of the right of use
(1) Use of the image database of SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project (DBR) requires the licensee's acceptance of these license terms published on the website www.dampfbahn-route.de. Use of the image database is permitted and free of charge only if the license terms are complied with. Otherwise, consent to use is deemed not to have been given. Any deviating terms and conditions of the user are hereby expressly rejected.
(2) The licensee undertakes to use the images in the image database exclusively to promote the DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen, its partners' offers or the travel destination of Saxony, or for educational and research purposes. This includes the use of image data for:
a) press releases (digital and print) for tourism promotion
b) general tourism promotion, e.g. advertising brochures and online media, for example in connection with designing tourism offers
c) display on social media platforms in the context of promoting the offers shown
d) non-commercial use by non-profit institutions, in particular foundations and associations as well as educational and scientific institutions, provided and to the extent that the use serves exclusively educational and research purposes
(3) The images may not be used:
a) for advertising purposes outside the tourism industry
b) for profit-oriented purposes by picture, book and corporate publishing houses to produce commercial print products (e.g. postcards, calendars, illustrated books, etc.) or by picture agencies
c) on booking platforms such as Booking.com or on commercial online platforms
(4) In case of doubt or for uses not listed, prior written permission must be obtained from SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project (DBR). It can be requested via info@dampfbahn-route.de or from the office:
SOEG mbH
Projekt DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE
Am Alten Güterboden 4
01445 Radebeul
Germany
(5) The images in the image database may not be used improperly, in a misleading manner or in a manner likely to harm SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project, its partners or the destination of Saxony. Furthermore, the images in the image database may not be used for prohibited acts of any kind (e.g. acts prohibited under criminal law), in an indecent manner or for party-political or religious purposes. In addition, the personal rights of the persons depicted must under no circumstances be adversely affected or impaired. Uses that may lead to the disparagement of the persons depicted are not permitted and render the licensee liable for damages.
(6) With this license, SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project (DBR) automatically offers every subsequent recipient of the protected work and/or of license-compliant adaptations the right to use it or them under the conditions of this license.
§3 Conditions of use
(1) The rights described in § 1 are granted to the licensee only under the following conditions:
With every distribution and public communication of the protected work, of any collective works in which the protected work has been included, or of adaptations, the licensee must state the following:
- the name or pseudonym of the rights holder/author stored in the image database or file
- a reference to this license (DBR-BY)
(2) The information required under para. 1 may be provided in any form appropriate to the respective use and the medium used.
(3) A complete specimen copy of every print publication must be sent unsolicited and free of charge to the office:
SOEG mbH
Projekt DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE
Am Alten Güterboden 4
01445 Radebeul
Germany
§ 4 Warranty
SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project (DBR) warrants that it is entitled to offer the protected work to the licensee under the conditions of this license and to dispose of the corresponding rights of use. The warranty covers only the statutory rights existing in the protected work itself. However, SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project (DBR) gives no warranty that the protected work or its content is free of third-party rights, such as the right to one's own image. The liability of the rights holder is limited to intent and gross negligence. The licensee's rights in the licensed work under this license expire at the moment the licensee violates the conditions of this license, irrespective of when the rights holder becomes aware of this.
The user is liable for any damage resulting from non-compliance with the terms of use. To that extent, the user shall indemnify SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project against third-party claims.
§5 Revocation
(1) SOEG mbH, Zittau - DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen project reserves the right to revoke permission to use with effect for the future for good cause. In this case, we will inform the image users known to us of their obligation to delete the images concerned at short notice.
(2) In the event of revocation pursuant to para. 1, the user must do everything possible to ensure that the affected images from the image database used by them are removed without delay from their media or other business or private documents, as far as this is possible. Any further use of the images from the image database affected by revocation pursuant to para. 1 is prohibited for the future. Physical products that have already been fully produced (e.g. printed) may continue to be distributed – provided they were produced and offered/distributed in compliance with these terms of use – unless third-party rights and/or court or contractual injunctions prevent this.
§6 Fee
Use of the image database and the granting of rights of use to the images in the image database are free of charge.
§7 Final provisions
(1) The court with subject-matter jurisdiction for SOEG mbH in Zittau shall have exclusive jurisdiction for all legal disputes arising from these terms.
(2) Should individual provisions of these terms of use be or become invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
As of 1 November 2026
CC BY – Attribution
CC BY: copying, sharing and adapting are permitted, also commercially, provided that you credit the author, name the licence with a link and indicate changes.
CC BY-SA – Attribution-ShareAlike
As CC BY: copying, sharing and adapting are permitted, also commercially, provided that you credit the author, name the licence with a link and indicate changes. In addition, you may only share an adapted image under the same licence.
CC0 – No rights reserved
The rights holder has waived their rights to the extent permitted by law. The image may be used without any conditions. Crediting the author is not required, but we appreciate it.