Last updated: October 3, 2026

State News Now respects the intellectual property rights of creators, photographers, and institutions while exercising our constitutional and statutory rights under United States copyright law to report news, analyze public policy, and disseminate public domain government records.

Public Domain Government Edicts Doctrine

Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 105 and the United States Supreme Court’s unanimous precedent in Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1498 (2020), official government edicts—including legislative statutes, judicial opinions, administrative regulations, and executive orders—are fundamentally non-copyrightable and belong in the Public Domain. Quotes, extracts, and reproductions of state and federal legal materials on this website are published pursuant to this fundamental doctrine.

Fair Use and Editorial Imagery

Historical imagery, civic maps, and corporate marks referenced in our investigative monographs are used strictly under the Fair Use provisions of 17 U.S.C. § 107 for purposes of news reporting, commentary, criticism, and civic education. Contextual photography is sourced from verified open-access licensing frameworks (such as Creative Commons CC0 / Open Photo Licensing) or official public agency archives and is hosted on our origin servers.

DMCA Notice and Takedown Procedure

In full compliance with Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), State News Now has implemented standard notice-and-takedown procedures. If you are a copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe in good faith that material available on this website infringes your copyright, please submit a written Notification of Claimed Infringement containing all of the following elements pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (specifically, the exact webpage URL).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as your full legal name, physical address, telephone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Designated Copyright Agent

Please deliver your written notification to our Designated Copyright Agent via electronic mail:

Designated Agent: Copyright & Legal Compliance Directorate
Email: contact@statenewsnow.com
Subject Line: “DMCA Copyright Takedown Notice”

Counter-Notification Rights

If material you posted was removed pursuant to a DMCA notice and you believe such removal was the result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written Counter-Notification complying with 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3) to our Designated Agent.