: Re: copyright issues relating to rewriting news reports Is it legal to rewrite news reports for commercial use? I've noticed the following information, and I'm wondering whether it applies to other

@Bethany377

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On the face of it the answer seems to be yes it is legal. But you are required to subscribe. The AP literally provides news for rewriting and reporting.

"As of 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters.[3] The AP operates 263 news bureaus in 106 countries.[4] It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides newscasts twice hourly for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most member news organizations grant automatic permission for the AP to distribute their local news reports. The AP employs the "inverted pyramid" formula for writing which enables the news outlets to edit a story to fit its available publication area without losing the story's essentials."

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