Image Licensing & Usage Rights
Las Vegas News image licensing terms govern how editorial images, graphics, logos, and related media assets may be used for editorial, commercial, syndication, and public-interest purposes.
LAS VEGAS (Las Vegas News) – Las Vegas News provides original journalism, photography, graphics, logos, and multimedia content for editorial, commercial, institutional, and syndication use. This page sets forth the official licensing, permissions, and usage rights governing Las Vegas News media assets and related branded materials published on or distributed through lasvegasnews.co.
Ownership & Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, all images, logos, graphics, featured images, editorial artwork, and written content published by Las Vegas News are protected under applicable United States and international copyright laws.
© Las Vegas Newspaper. All rights reserved.
This includes, without limitation:
- Original reporting and editorial content
- Original photography and event images
- Featured images, graphics, and visual composites
- LVN and Las Vegas News logos and branded assets
- Smart City, public infrastructure, and civic initiative media
Unauthorized use, reproduction, scraping, redistribution, republication, or commercial exploitation may result in DMCA enforcement, platform complaints, takedown notices, and other legal remedies.
Editorial Use (Limited Permission)
Limited use of Las Vegas News images or excerpts may be permitted for legitimate editorial, commentary, or informational purposes only when all of the following conditions are met:
- Clear visible credit is provided as Las Vegas News (Las Vegas Newspaper)
- A clickable link to the original source article on lasvegasnews.co is included
- The content is not altered in a misleading, defamatory, or deceptive way
- The use is non-commercial, non-monetized, and not part of a scraping or aggregation system that substitutes for the original work
Editorial use does not include:
- Full article republication
- Image reuse on ad-supported content farms
- Automated feed mirroring or scraping
- AI training, machine learning ingestion, or synthetic derivative generation
- Use that competes with or diverts from the original Las Vegas News publication
Commercial Licensing
A commercial license is required for any use involving monetization, advertising, promotion, branding, redistribution, resale, public display for commercial gain, or other revenue-generating activity.
Examples include:
- Advertising campaigns
- Sponsored or branded content
- Affiliate or arbitrage websites
- Broadcast, streaming, television, and video production
- Corporate, tourism, real estate, or hospitality marketing
- Print publications, brochures, signage, or merchandise
- AI or machine learning datasets and synthetic media applications
Syndication & News Aggregator Use
Las Vegas News may permit approved syndication relationships under specific written terms. Unless expressly authorized, third parties may not reproduce full articles, reuse protected images, mirror feeds, or republish Las Vegas News content in a manner that replaces, competes with, or diminishes the original source publication.
Permitted fair-use style references may include:
- Headline and short excerpt
- Thumbnail use where legally permissible and properly attributed
- Direct linking to the original article
Prohibited aggregator conduct includes:
- Full article duplication
- Unauthorized image reuse
- Feed duplication or RSS abuse
- Automated scraping or mass extraction
- Indexing or republishing designed to intercept original publisher traffic
Smart City & Public Interest Use
Las Vegas News recognizes that certain civic, educational, nonprofit, or public-interest uses may warrant special consideration. Media relating to community safety, public infrastructure, Smart City initiatives, public awareness, or nonprofit outreach may be considered for reduced-cost or waived licensing on a case-by-case basis, subject to approval, proper attribution, and scope limitations.
Eligible requestors may include:
- Government agencies
- Educational institutions
- Qualified nonprofits
- Public-interest partners
Prohibited Use
The following uses are strictly prohibited unless expressly authorized in writing:
- Republishing full articles without permission
- Removing or obscuring branding, metadata, credits, or attribution
- Altering content in a misleading or defamatory context
- Reselling, relicensing, or redistributing content
- Embedding content into AI systems, datasets, or model training pipelines
- Framing or presenting Las Vegas News content in a way that bypasses original site traffic or origin attribution
Request a License
To request editorial permissions, commercial use rights, syndication terms, or special-use approval, contact:
Email: [email protected]
Subject Line: Image Licensing Request
Please include:
- Article URL or image URL
- Intended use
- Platform or medium
- Geographic distribution
- Duration of use
- Organization or company name
Standard Attribution
All approved uses must include the following credit where applicable:
Credit: Las Vegas News (Las Vegas Newspaper)
Source: https://lasvegasnews.co/
DMCA & Enforcement
Las Vegas News complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and reserves all available legal and platform-based remedies for unauthorized use of copyrighted content.
To report infringement, contact:
Email: [email protected]
Subject: DMCA Notice
Additional Publisher Policies
Request Licensing
For licensing questions, permissions, syndication requests, or commercial use inquiries, contact [email protected].
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