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[IDV #GLX-522634]: Use with attribution?

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  • Subject: [IDV #GLX-522634]: Use with attribution?
  • Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:41:15 -0600
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
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Ticket ID: GLX-522634
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed