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Except as noted, content for which GateHouse Media, Inc. holds the copyright is licensed for free, non-commercial use under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Under these terms, GateHouse Media requires that redistribution of GateHouse Media content comply with the following terms:

• Written attribution to GateHouse Media and/or the GHS-owned site from which the content is derived;
• A hypertext link back to the originating site;
• Copyright and Creative Commons notice included with the redistributed content.

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Additionally, content that is provided by third-party publishers, including but not limited to some free-lance work, Associated Press and other wire services, and our vendors, is not available under Creative Commons.

In some cases, third-party content will contain the “All Rights Reserved” copyright notice. Any content so designated is explicitly excepted from Creative Commons, but users should check with GateHouse Media before redistributing third-party content found on a GHS site.

Associated Press content is used on GateHouse Media sites under the following license terms from AP:

The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.

Within certain restrictions, GateHouse Media will allow for the free redistribution of digital content by commercial publishers. Contact us for more information.