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Copyright & Fair Use Notice
How TWOSU News handles original reporting, third-party material, copyright concerns and the use of copyrighted works in news reporting, criticism, commentary and analysis.
TWOSU News respects copyright law while also recognizing that news reporting, criticism, commentary, analysis and education may involve the lawful use of limited portions of copyrighted material. Each use must be evaluated according to its own facts and applicable law.
Copyright Notice
Original reporting, articles, commentary, graphics, photographs, video and other content created by TWOSU News / Truckers Wall of Shame Unchained are protected by applicable copyright law. Unless otherwise stated, all rights to our original content are reserved.
Third-party videos, photographs, screenshots, logos, quotations and other materials remain the property of their respective owners. Their appearance on this site does not mean that TWOSU News claims ownership of those works.
Fair Use
This publication reports on matters involving trucking, transportation, crashes, road safety, public incidents and other newsworthy events. In some stories, limited portions of copyrighted material may be used for purposes such as news reporting, criticism, commentary, analysis or education.
United States copyright law recognizes fair use under 17 U.S.C. § 107. Whether a particular use qualifies as fair use depends on the circumstances, including the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality used and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Where appropriate, third-party footage or images may be accompanied by original reporting, narration, editing, context, criticism or safety analysis. There is no fixed number of seconds or percentage that automatically determines fair use, and simply giving credit does not by itself establish fair use.
Important: Fair use is a fact-specific legal doctrine. Transformative purpose may be relevant, but no single editing technique, amount of commentary or amount of material used automatically makes a use fair.
Important Fair Use Cases
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. (1994)
The U.S. Supreme Court emphasized that fair use requires consideration of the circumstances and whether the secondary use serves a further or different purpose.
Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (2023)
The Supreme Court clarified that adding new meaning or expression does not automatically make a use fair; the specific purpose and character of the challenged use matter.
Hosseinzadeh v. Klein (2017)
A federal court found fair use where portions of a video were incorporated into a work containing substantial criticism and commentary. The decision was based on the particular facts and does not mean every commentary or reaction video is automatically fair use.
Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. (2016)
The Ninth Circuit held that a copyright owner must consider whether a use is authorized by the fair-use doctrine before sending the type of DMCA takedown notice addressed in that case.
Copyright Concerns
TWOSU News respects the intellectual-property rights of others. If you are a copyright owner or authorized representative and believe material appearing on this site infringes your rights, contact our News Desk with the location of the material, identification of the copyrighted work and information sufficient for us to review the matter.
A copyright complaint does not by itself establish that infringement occurred, and a fair-use claim does not by itself establish that a use is lawful. Copyright and fair-use questions are evaluated according to the facts and applicable law.
Copyright Contact
TWOSU News
P.O. Box 405
Caldwell, ID 83605
News Desk:
208-917-3097
Email:
twosunews@yahoo.com
This page provides general information about copyright and fair-use principles and is not legal advice. TWOSU News may update this notice as its practices or applicable law change.
