Licensing

Last updated: September1, 2026

Archived Content (2000–2017)

Original FSRN reporting on this site — published between 2000 and 2017 — is republished from the archive under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Under this license, you are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit to the original FSRN reporter(s), provide a link to this license, and indicate if changes were made. See “How to Credit” below.
  • NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under this same license.

Full legal text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

How to Credit

When reusing an archived FSRN story, please credit it as:

“[Story title]” by [Reporter name, if known], originally published by Free Speech Radio News (FSRN), [original publication date]. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Republished at [URL of story on this site].

If the original reporter isn’t identified in the byline, credit “Free Speech Radio News (FSRN)” alone.

Content published on this site after September 1, 2026 by FSRN is separate from the archival material above, and is © “all rights reserved,”. Check the byline or date on any individual story to determine which license applies — archived stories are dated 2000–2017 and licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 as described above; anything dated later falls under [YOUR TERMS].]

Trademark

The FSRN name and logo are [used with permission from / the property of — confirm which applies] [RIGHTS HOLDER NAME]. The Creative Commons license above covers the written and audio content only — it does not grant permission to use the FSRN name or logo. Contact us before using either commercially.

Questions

For licensing questions, including requests for reuse permissions or if you believe content has been misattributed, contact contact@fsrn.org.