Google has updated their image structured data properties and added support for credit, copyright, and image creator information under the ImageObject type. Previously, such information was taken from the IPTC photo metadata. The addition of these properties makes it easier to tell Google these information by adding it in the structured data.
The three new structured data properties are
Google has also updated the examples to show how these three properties can be used in your structured data.
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