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Should I Attribute to PINGNews? FOR IMAGES FROM PUBLIC DOMAIN/GOVERNMENT COLLECTIONS, PINGNEWS SHOULD NOT BE ATTRIBUTED/CREDITED. You may say that the image was found through pingnews. That is appreciated. But we do not want there to be any doubts about the original source or photographer. The original source is identified in each record. WHEN AN IMAGE IS CREATED FOR/BY PINGNEWS attribution and share-alike licensing rules apply but no other restrictions are placed on your usage.

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