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Stu, Good to hear from you, and it is great when we get contacted by someone from wunderground/weather.com. I am not a lawyer, just humble software developer, but I see no problem using images and loops especially with attribution which would give our project PR/visibility. Let us know if you have additional questions. Best, Unidata IDV Support > Hi, > > I recently discovered the IDV software, and might be able to use products > such as radar loops and other data/imagery in blogs, other posts and > tweets. > > The software is open source, and your website says that "If you use the IDV > and want to provide a DOI/citation, see How to Acknowledge Unidata > <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/community/index.html#acknowledge>," which in > turn says images from the site can be displayed, with attribution not > necessary but appreciated, and courtesy of UCAR/Unidata used if attribution > is given. > > However in your terms of use, it states "user is granted the right to use > the Site for non-commercial, non-profit research, or educational purposes > only." My Twitter account <https://twitter.com/stuostro> is mine, whereas > the blogs <http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/show.html> are on a > commercial site, and my TWC Facebook page > <https://www.facebook.com/twcstuostro> is mine but co-administrated by the > company. > > Would I be able to include images or loops on any of these with > attribution? > > Thanks, > Stu > > -- > *Stu Ostro* Sr Dir Weather Communications, Sr Meteorologist > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GLX-522634 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed