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A7. Examples of how third-party images known from external sources are credited on weather.gov
| Example | Page on weather.gov | Image on weather.gov | External source | Creator | Copyright and license | Attribution by NWS | Comments |
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| A7-1-1 | https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood-states-ia (expand "The 2008 Flood" section) | Image of semi-submerged traffic lights | Getty Images | Scott Olson, distributed by Getty Images | Under copyright. "The Site is owned by Getty Images. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the content featured or displayed on the Site, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, data, photographic images, moving images, sound, illustrations, software, and the selection and arrangement thereof ("Getty Images Content"), is owned by Getty Images, its licensors, or its third-party image partners. All elements of the Site, including the Getty Images Content, are protected by copyright, trade dress, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to the protection of intellectual property."[1] | Photo is included twice:
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I asked NWS.webfeedback if it was OK to re-use this Getty image, including commercial use and with modifications. Unsurprisingly, they said no. |
| A7-1-2 | Image of flood-damaged bridge | "Downtown Waterloo railroad bridge collapses", The Waterloo Courier June 11, 2008 (paywalled). Scan of print edition available here. Image syndicated to other media outlets, including sfgate.com and boston.com. | Morgan Hawthorne, staff photographer for The Waterloo Courier, distributed by the Associated Press | Under copyright. Image no longer appears to be distributed by AP. The Waterloo Courier's copyright policy states: "This Site and the content on the Site that we provide (“Our Content”) is owned by us and third party providers and is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. This Site and Our Content may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, sold, leased, licensed, sublicensed, transmitted, or distributed without our written permission, except that you may download, display, and print one copy of Our Content on a single computer for your personal, non-commercial use only."[2]
User:Rlandmann has made contact with The Waterloo Courier's licensing agent, who confirms that the image is not freely available, but is available to license. |
"Photo by The Waterloo Courier" | The NWS has used this image in at least two other places:
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| A7-2-1 | https://www.weather.gov/gsp/gspPrepare_6 | Image of devastated urban area | Getty Images | Joe Raedle, distributed by Getty Images | Under copyright. "The Site is owned by Getty Images. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the content featured or displayed on the Site, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, data, photographic images, moving images, sound, illustrations, software, and the selection and arrangement thereof ("Getty Images Content"), is owned by Getty Images, its licensors, or its third-party image partners. All elements of the Site, including the Getty Images Content, are protected by copyright, trade dress, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to the protection of intellectual property."[3] | "Photo courtesy of Joe Raedle, Getty Images" | |
| A7-3-1 | https://www.weather.gov/tsa/hydro_tadd | Image of washed-away road | Associated Press | Dave Martin, distributed by Associated Press | Under copyright. "Copyright 2009 AP. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed" | "AP Photo Dave Martin" | |
| A7-4-1 | https://www.weather.gov/lmk/snow_plow_game | Image of a football | "A foothold on history: 25 years later, Mark Henderson still remembered for role in Pats’ ’Snowplow Game’", Boston Herald November 17, 2018 (paywalled) | John Wilcox | Under copyright. "Intellectual Property Rights
All information, data, and content displayed on, transmitted through or used in connection with MediaNews Group sites, including, but not limited to, news articles, reviews, directories, guides, text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video, html, source and object code, trademarks, logos and the like, as well as its selection and arrangement (together, the “Content”), is owned by MediaNews Group and its affiliated companies or the third party credited as the owner of the Content. All Content is provided for informational purposes only and you are solely responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, and applicability of all Content and for your use of any Content. You may use the Content online only, and solely for your personal, non-commercial use. If you operate a web site and wish to link to any of the sites owned and operated by MediaNews Group, you may do so provided you agree to cease such link upon request from MediaNews Group and that you do not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by MediaNews Group (for example, by using our stylized trademark or logo). No other use is permitted without prior written permission of MediaNews Group. The permitted use described in this paragraph is contingent on your compliance at all times with the Terms of Use. You may not, for example, republish any portion of the Content on any internet, intranet or extranet site or incorporate the Content in any database, compilation, archive or cache. You may not distribute any Content to others, whether or not for payment or other consideration, and you may not modify, copy, frame, cache, reproduce, sell, publish, transmit, display or otherwise use any portion of the Content."[4] |
"Photo credit: Boston Herald/John Wilcox" | |
| A7-5-1 | https://www.weather.gov/lsx/PresidentsDay2021SnowEvent | Image of traffic on Interstate in snow | "Snow, bone-jarring cold descend on St. Louis as emergency workers struggle to respond", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 15, 2021 (paywalled) | Colter Peterson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Under copyright. "Our Intellectual Property
This Site and the content on the Site is owned by us and third party providers and is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. This Site and the content may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed without our written permission, except that you may download, display, and print one copy of the materials presented on this Site on a single computer for your personal, non-commercial use only."[5] |
"Photo courtesy of Colter Peterson and the St. Louis Post Dispatch" | |
| A7-6-1 | https://www.weather.gov/iwx/decade_weather_2010_2019 | Image of semi-submerged police car | "Record rainfall in Michiana leaves floods, damaged homes and a long cleanup", South Bend Tribune, August 17, 2016 | Santiago Flores, South Bend Tribune | Under copyright. "Rights and Restrictions Relating to Site Content
Your Limited Right to Use Site Materials. This Site and all the materials available on the Site are the property of us and/or our affiliates or licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The Site is provided solely for your personal noncommercial use. You may not use the Site or the materials available on the Site in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. More specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms of Service or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from the Site. You may, however, from time to time, download and/or print one copy of individual pages of the Site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices."[6] |
"Photo Courtesy of South Bend Tribune" | |
| A7-7-1 | https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_04072014 | Image of flooded road | "Rainfall totals top 7 inches in metro Birmingham; central Alabama gets brunt of heavy rain", AL.com, April 7, 2014 (image 8/14 in carousel, click for details) | Tamika Moore, AL.com | Under copyright. "© 2024 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us).
The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local." |
"Courtesy of al.com" | |
| A7-8-1 | https://www.weather.gov/rlx/2023-July-28-Severe-Weather-Event | Image of damage to regional medical center sign (image ratio distorted in page; open in own tab/window to see correct proportions) | "Storms down trees, damage buildings", WSAZ3, July 29, 2023 | anonymous, "WSAZ with permission"
"Viewers sent us photos of the damage, which also included damage to a sign at Logan Regional Medical Center." |
Under copyright. "3. Intellectual Property Rights: All text, images, photographs, graphics, logos, trade, product or program names, titles, packaging, user interfaces, audio and/or video content and any other content provided on or through the Services by GLM, Stations, third-party licensors (including UGC), vendors and suppliers that provide internal support to our Services (collectively “Operational Service Providers”), and advertisers, sponsors or promotional partners (collectively, “Advertisers”), including the selection, coordination, and arrangement of any such content (collectively, “GLM Content”), are owned by or licensed to GLM, Stations, Advertisers, Operational Service Providers and/or our third-party licensors. GLM Content is protected under U.S. and/or international copyright, trademark, patent, or other relevant intellectual property laws. Nothing stated or implied on the Services confers on you any additional license or right under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of GLM or any third party unless explicitly provided in this TOU.
Unless such use is expressly prohibited by GLM, you may view, reproduce, transmit, link, cache GLM Content for your own personal and non-commercial use, including posting on your personal Facebook page or other personal social networking platforms, provided you do not delete, change or obscure any of the GLM Content (including any copyright, trademark or proprietary notices), and do not misrepresent that GLM Content is your own. You may not (and you may not permit or encourage anyone else to) make derivative works, publicly perform, reproduce, distribute, transmit or link to GLM Content in or on any other third party website, digital service or via any vehicle in any manner that is likely or intended to cause confusion about the owner or origin of GLM Content, or is misleading, disparaging, harmful, or a detriment to GLM in our sole discretion. Except where permitted by law or expressly authorized by GLM, GLM Content may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, linked, cached or otherwise used for any commercial purposes unless you have the prior written permission of GLM. You may only use our Services and our GLM Content as expressly permitted in this TOU and for no other purpose."[7] (emphasis User:Rlandmann) |
"Photo Credit: WSAZ-TV" | |
| A7-9-1 | https://www.weather.gov/jkl/20200412_nontstormwind | Collage of storm damage images | "Damage reported in Pikeville following storms Sunday night", WYMT, April 13, 2020 | WYMT | Under copyright. "3. Intellectual Property Rights: All text, images, photographs, graphics, logos, trade, product or program names, titles, packaging, user interfaces, audio and/or video content and any other content provided on or through the Services by GLM, Stations, third-party licensors (including UGC), vendors and suppliers that provide internal support to our Services (collectively “Operational Service Providers”), and advertisers, sponsors or promotional partners (collectively, “Advertisers”), including the selection, coordination, and arrangement of any such content (collectively, “GLM Content”), are owned by or licensed to GLM, Stations, Advertisers, Operational Service Providers and/or our third-party licensors. GLM Content is protected under U.S. and/or international copyright, trademark, patent, or other relevant intellectual property laws. Nothing stated or implied on the Services confers on you any additional license or right under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of GLM or any third party unless explicitly provided in this TOU.
Unless such use is expressly prohibited by GLM, you may view, reproduce, transmit, link, cache GLM Content for your own personal and non-commercial use, including posting on your personal Facebook page or other personal social networking platforms, provided you do not delete, change or obscure any of the GLM Content (including any copyright, trademark or proprietary notices), and do not misrepresent that GLM Content is your own. You may not (and you may not permit or encourage anyone else to) make derivative works, publicly perform, reproduce, distribute, transmit or link to GLM Content in or on any other third party website, digital service or via any vehicle in any manner that is likely or intended to cause confusion about the owner or origin of GLM Content, or is misleading, disparaging, harmful, or a detriment to GLM in our sole discretion. Except where permitted by law or expressly authorized by GLM, GLM Content may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, linked, cached or otherwise used for any commercial purposes unless you have the prior written permission of GLM. You may only use our Services and our GLM Content as expressly permitted in this TOU and for no other purpose."[8] |
"Courtesy WYMT" | Collage on NWS page is taken directly from WYMT |
| A7-10-1 | https://www.weather.gov/cae/Feb2014SnowIceEvent.html | Image of snow-covered landscape | "Augusta hardest hit statewide for power outages", The Augusta Chronicle, February 13, 2014 | Augusta Chronicle | Under copyright. "Your Limited Right to Use Site Materials. This Site and all the materials available on the Site are the property of us and/or our affiliates or licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The Site is provided solely for your personal noncommercial use. You may not use the Site or the materials available on the Site in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. More specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms of Service or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from the Site. You may, however, from time to time, download and/or print one copy of individual pages of the Site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices."[9] | "Courtesy Augusta Chronicle" |
