The Albany Gazette - IMPRINT

IMPRINT AND LEGAL INFORMATION FOR "THE ALBANY GAZETTE"

 

Publisher and operator
"THE ALBANY GAZETTE" is a digital news publication published and operated by:

SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
IQ Business Centre
Bolsunovska Street 13–15
01014 Kyiv / Ukraine
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.TheAlbanyGazette.com
Legal form: limited liability company incorporated under Ukrainian law
Ukrainian registration entry: 1010351020000018952

The address above is the publisher’s operational and correspondence address. SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC conducts the publishing activities of "THE ALBANY GAZETTE" and operates the digital publication. Persons wishing to contact the publisher, identify the party responsible for a publication or address a contractual notice to the company should use its full corporate name. The newspaper title identifies the publication. The registration entry identifies the Ukrainian company.

 

Registered office and registered address
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
Oksamytova Street 1-b, Office 30
Sofiivska Borshchahivka
Kyiv Region - 08147 / Ukraine

 

Technical operation and administration
Technical services and website administration are provided, within the scope of the relevant arrangements, by:

SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP
Building A1/A2
Dubai - 342001 / United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 54 221 5217

SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO provides technical support for the digital publication. SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC retains responsibility for publishing and operating "THE ALBANY GAZETTE". Responsibility for a particular technical service, processing activity or contractual commitment depends on which company performs the activity, determines its purposes or undertakes the obligation.

 

Commercial cooperation
The publication cooperates in advertising and commercial promotion with:

LEGIER Beteiligungs mbH
Kurfürstendamm 14
10719 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Commercial register: HRB 57837
Registration court: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, Berlin
VAT identification number: DE413445833
Telephone: +49 30 99211 3469
Telephone: +49 30 99211 3225
Email: [email protected]

The commercial registration and VAT particulars above belong to LEGIER Beteiligungs mbH. The applicable advertising proposal or agreement identifies the supplier of each service, the contracting parties and any authority to receive payment. Editorial correspondence and complaints concerning published material should be directed to the editorial contact below. Decisions about independent coverage, headlines, corrections and responses remain with the publication.

 

Editorial responsibility and correspondence
The Editor-in-Chief of "THE ALBANY GAZETTE" is Steven Snyder.

Steven Snyder
Editor-in-Chief
c/o SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP
Building A1/A2
Dubai - 342001 / United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 54 221 5217
Email: [email protected]

Readers may use this address for editorial inquiries, corrections, complaints, requests for a response and notices concerning published material. Correspondence intended for the publisher should be addressed to SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC at its correspondence address in Kyiv. Formal service of legal proceedings is governed by the procedural rules and any applicable international arrangements for service.

 

Applicable law and territorial scope
This notice concerns the digital publication of "THE ALBANY GAZETTE", its coverage of Albany and New York State, and its services to readers and commercial clients. United States federal law and New York law apply according to the activity, the parties, the place of publication or transaction and the legal question involved. The publisher’s overseas establishment, the technical operator’s location and the commercial partner’s address each identify a different function. The newspaper’s historical association with Albany identifies its editorial heritage.

New York General Business Law § 330(1) addresses ownership disclosures for periodically printed publications published in the state. It prescribes information about ownership and, for specified forms of organization, the persons acting in designated capacities. It also specifies where the particulars must appear in each printed issue. Any New York print edition within its scope must carry the disclosures required for that edition. This notice identifies the operator of the present digital service. A foreign limited liability company’s obligation to obtain authority to conduct business in New York depends separately on its activities under New York Limited Liability Company Law §§ 802 and 803.

 

Legal framework
The principal laws relevant to the activities described in this notice include the following, as amended and within their respective scope:

- The First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and article I, § 8 of the New York Constitution, concerning freedom of speech and of the press.
- New York Civil Rights Law § 74, concerning fair and true reports of official proceedings, and § 79-h, the New York Shield Law, concerning confidential sources and unpublished journalistic material.
- New York Civil Rights Law §§ 70-a and 76-a and New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 3211(g) and 3212(h), concerning actions involving public petition and participation.
- New York Civil Rights Law §§ 50 and 51, concerning unauthorized commercial uses of a living person’s identity, and § 50-b, concerning the confidentiality of identifying information about certain victims held by public officers and employees.
- New York Judiciary Law § 4, the provisions governing access to particular court records and proceedings, and article 6 of the New York Public Officers Law, the Freedom of Information Law.
- The federal Privacy Protection Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 2000aa et seq., concerning government searches and seizures of qualifying journalistic work product and documentary materials.
- The United States Copyright Act, including 17 U.S.C. §§ 102, 106, 107 and 512, concerning protected works, exclusive rights, fair use and the conditional limitations on liability available to qualifying online service providers.
- Section 230 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 230, concerning specified claims based on information supplied by another content provider.
- Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and New York General Business Law §§ 349, 350, 350-a and 396-b, concerning commercial practices, false advertising and specified advertising disclosures.
- New York General Business Law §§ 899-aa and 899-bb, concerning data security and breach notification, the New York Child Data Protection Act, and the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing rule.
- The federal laws governing electronic communications, commercial email, qualifying disclosures of video viewing information and, where applicable, securities promotion and issuer disclosures.

 

Regulatory oversight and complaints bodies
Editorial complaints may be submitted directly to "THE ALBANY GAZETTE". The New York State Attorney General enforces applicable state consumer protection, privacy and data security provisions. The Federal Trade Commission enforces federal requirements within its jurisdiction, including those concerning deceptive commercial practices and children’s online privacy. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission handles matters within its securities-law jurisdiction. The Federal Communications Commission’s authority over licensed broadcasting and specified communications services does not give it general supervisory authority over a digital newspaper’s editorial reporting.

A reader may approach a competent public authority or court where the law provides a remedy. The relevant route depends on the matter raised. An editorial correction, a complaint about a paid service, a copyright notice and a report of securities fraud serve different purposes and may require different information.

 

Responsibility for editorial content
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC is responsible for its publishing activities under applicable law. Editorial responsibility extends to the selection, editing and presentation of articles, headlines, captions, photographs, audio and video. The editorial team considers the reliability of the source, the seriousness of the allegation and the information available at the time of publication. Attribution allows readers to understand where information came from. Republication of another person’s allegation can itself give rise to legal responsibility, subject to the protections and privileges applicable to the report.

Where an article presents an allegation from a complaint, indictment or press statement, its source and procedural status should be clear in the headline as well as in the text. A material error identified after publication will be assessed for correction or clarification under the procedure set out below.

 

Historical background and present-day publication
The Scottish-born printers Alexander and James Robertson published the weekly newspaper "The Albany Gazette" in Albany, now the capital of the State of New York. An issue dated November 25, 1771, is preserved in the collections of the New York State Library. The 255th anniversary of that date falls on November 25, 2026. A later newspaper bearing the same title was established in Albany by Charles R. Webster on May 28, 1784, 242 years before the date of this notice. Webster’s paper initially appeared weekly and became semiweekly in 1789. In 1817, it combined with the "Albany Daily Advertiser" and appeared as a daily under the title "The Albany Gazette & Daily Advertiser". In its new edition, the daily newspaper "THE ALBANY GAZETTE" is published 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and appears in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. This multilingual approach and continuous publication underline the newspaper’s aim of reaching readers around the world. The present-day digital publication adopts this historic newspaper title. The historical dates do not imply uninterrupted publishing activity, legal identity or legal succession between the earlier newspapers or their publishers and the publisher of the present-day digital edition.

 

Freedom of the press and the public interest
"THE ALBANY GAZETTE" contributes to public debate through reporting, investigation, analysis and commentary. The First Amendment protects editorial judgment and the publication of news about public affairs. Article I, § 8 of the New York Constitution independently protects freedom of speech and of the press. In New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), the United States Supreme Court held that the government had failed to meet the heavy burden required to justify prior restraint of the newspapers’ publication of the Pentagon Papers.

The circumstances in which information was obtained can matter as much as its subject. In Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001), the Court protected publication of information of public concern by recipients who lawfully obtained it and had played no part in its unlawful interception. The distinction is material to reporting. A journalist receiving information from a source occupies a different legal position from a person who intercepts a communication, gains unauthorized access to a system or participates in procuring the information unlawfully.

 

Confidential sources and journalistic material
New York Civil Rights Law § 79-h provides qualifying professional journalists and newscasters with absolute protection against contempt for refusing to reveal news obtained in confidence or the identity of its confidential source in proceedings governed by the statute. In Matter of Holmes v. Winter, 22 N.Y.3d 300 (2013), the New York Court of Appeals applied that protection when an out-of-state subpoena would have exposed a New York journalist to a substantial likelihood of being required to identify confidential sources. For unpublished news obtained without a promise of confidentiality, § 79-h(c) provides qualified protection. The party seeking disclosure must make the required specific showing that the material is highly relevant, critical or necessary to a material issue and unavailable from an alternative source.

Federal proceedings can be governed by different rules. Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972), addressed testimony before a grand jury. Gonzales v. National Broadcasting Co., 194 F.3d 29 (2d Cir. 1999), recognized qualified protection for nonconfidential press materials in the context of a civil subpoena. The federal Privacy Protection Act separately restricts certain government searches for journalistic work product and documentary materials, subject to statutory exceptions. A source wishing to discuss confidential information should contact the editor to agree on an appropriate method before sending identifying or sensitive material.

 

News, information, video and image services:
"THE ALBANY GAZETTE" is a partner of the news services: AFP (Agence France Press), APA (Austria Press Agency), REUTERS (Thomson Reuters Corp.), PTI (Press Trust of India), EuroNews, ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata) Adnkronos, SID, Xinhua, AP (Associated Press), CORBIS (Unity Glory), VCG (Visual China Group), ANI (Asian News International), NOTIFIED, Polska Agencja Prasowa, Yonhap News Agency

  
ThomsonReuters OnePass / PressPass by businesswire a BERKSHIRE-HATHAWAY COMPANY / AP-CONTENT:
Through our exclusive partners, "THE ALBANY GAZETTE" (TAG) supplies international stock exchanges with company news, such as the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (stock exchange symbol XFRA, Wertpapierbörse (FWB) electronic stock exchange trading centre Xetra (Federal Republic of Germany), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, United States of America), Tokyo Stock Exchange (Kabushiki kaisha Tōkyō Shōken Torihikijo / Tokyo Stock Exchange, Incorporated, Japan), London Stock Exchange (LSE, FTSE 100 Index, United Kingdom), Kyodo News, SIX Swiss Exchange (Swiss Market Index - SMI, Switzerland), Vienna Stock Exchange, ATX - Austrian Traded Index, Republic of Austria), (Shanghai Stock Exchange, SSE Shanghai Composite Index, China Securities Index Company, Hong Kong).

 

International corporate information and financial communications
The publication distinguishes independent financial journalism, issuer announcements and paid securities promotions. Corporate announcements should identify the issuer or originating source. An issuer remains responsible for required filings, timely disclosure, exchange procedures and the accuracy of information it supplies. Under Regulation FD, 17 C.F.R. Part 243, a covered issuer making a selective disclosure may have to disclose the information publicly at the same time or promptly afterward, depending on whether the selective disclosure was intentional. The suitability of a distribution method depends on whether it provides the broad, nonexclusive dissemination required in the circumstances.

Section 17(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77q(b), governs communications about securities published for consideration received or to be received, directly or indirectly, from an issuer, underwriter or dealer. Where it applies, the communication must disclose the fact and amount of that consideration, including prospective payments. A general sponsorship label alone cannot supply those particulars. The publisher’s exclusion under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 likewise depends on the nature of the publication and its circulation, as explained in Lowe v. Securities and Exchange Commission, 472 U.S. 181 (1985). A commercial distribution arrangement does not establish that an exchange has accepted a regulatory filing or endorsed the underlying announcement.

 

Defamation, factual allegations and opinion
An actionable allegation of fact is assessed in context, including its wording, headline, attribution and the meaning a reasonable reader would take from the publication as a whole. Substantial truth, protected opinion and privileges for particular reports are distinct grounds of protection. In Gross v. New York Times Co., 82 N.Y.2d 146 (1993), the New York Court of Appeals explained the distinction between protected opinion and statements that assert or imply provably false facts. A columnist who sets out the facts underlying a judgment gives readers the opportunity to evaluate that judgment for themselves. A label such as "Opinion" cannot cure a false factual implication.

Under New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), a public official seeking damages for a defamatory falsehood concerning official conduct must establish actual malice by clear and convincing evidence. Actual malice means knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for truth. Personal hostility alone does not meet that standard. Related constitutional rules apply to public figures within their scope. For a private plaintiff and reporting on a matter of legitimate public concern, Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc., 38 N.Y.2d 196 (1975), addresses grossly irresponsible newsgathering or publication. The governing standard depends on the claimant, subject matter, relief sought and any applicable statutory protection.

 

Public participation and protection against abusive litigation
New York Civil Rights Law §§ 70-a and 76-a protect qualifying speech and petitioning activity on matters of public interest. Where the truth or falsity of a communication is material to a covered claim, § 76-a requires clear and convincing proof of knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for truth before damages may be recovered. Section 70-a provides for recovery of costs and attorney’s fees where its conditions are met and sets additional requirements for other damages. New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 3211(g) and 3212(h) govern specified motions in state proceedings. The legal test turns on the communication, the claim and the forum. A person with a substantiated grievance retains access to the remedies the law provides.

 

Privacy, confidentiality and personal dignity
New York Civil Rights Law §§ 50 and 51 protect against specified uses of a living person’s identity for advertising or trade without the required written consent. A photograph may illustrate a newsworthy report while its reuse in an advertisement raises a separate consent question. In Messenger v. Gruner + Jahr Printing & Publishing, 94 N.Y.2d 436 (2000), the New York Court of Appeals examined the relationship between a photograph and an article on a matter of public interest. The connection between the image and the report, and whether the presentation is in substance an advertisement, matter to the analysis.

The editors take particular care with intimate images, medical information, home addresses and identifying details about victims, children and vulnerable people. Before publishing such material, they consider how it was obtained, its relevance, any promise of confidentiality and whether the public interest can be served with fewer identifying details. Prior availability elsewhere is one circumstance in that judgment. It does not establish permission for every later commercial use.

 

Court reporting and access to public records
New York Judiciary Law § 4 establishes public court sittings, subject to statutory exceptions and lawful orders. Courtroom access, access to documents and permission to photograph, record or broadcast a proceeding are separate questions. New York’s Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law article 6, governs access to records of covered public bodies, subject to exemptions. Access to a judicial case file follows the rules governing court records. The editors respect applicable sealing orders and restrictions on the disclosure of protected information, including the rules in Civil Rights Law § 50-b governing victim-identifying records held by public officers or employees.

New York Civil Rights Law § 74 protects a fair and true report of a judicial, legislative or other official proceeding, including a headline that fairly reflects the report. The privilege depends on accurately conveying the substance of the proceeding. An accusation in a pleading must be described as an accusation. A charge, judicial finding, verdict and conviction each have a different meaning. An unrelated allegation added by the publication requires its own factual and legal basis.

 

Corrections, responses and editorial complaints
Requests for correction, clarification, a response or review of an editorial decision may be sent to [email protected]. Please identify the article, publication date, disputed passage and proposed correction, and provide supporting material where available. Where a headline, caption, photograph or translation is at issue, identifying the relevant edition helps the editors locate the precise version. An established material error will be addressed with a correction, clarification or update of prominence appropriate to the circumstances. A later development will be distinguished from a correction to information that was inaccurate when published.

The editors consider responses on their merits. Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974), protects newspaper editorial judgment against a law compelling publication of a political candidate’s reply. New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 215(3) generally provides a one-year limitation period for libel and slander. Under Firth v. State of New York, 98 N.Y.2d 365 (2002), continued availability of an article online does not by itself restart that period. A separate republication can present a different question. Sending an editorial complaint does not itself suspend a legal deadline.

 

Media plurality and editorial independence
"THE ALBANY GAZETTE" publishes different views and scrutinizes matters affecting public life. Editors decide which stories to pursue, how to present them, and whether a correction or response is warranted. Advertising purchasers, distribution partners and technical providers have no editorial veto arising from those relationships. Where a financial, personal or commercial interest could materially affect a reader’s assessment of a report, the editors will address the conflict and disclose the relevant relationship where appropriate. Sponsored material must be identifiable at the point where readers encounter it.

 

Notifications concerning unlawful content or infringements
Notices concerning published material may be sent to [email protected]. To allow the publisher to identify the material and assess the request, please provide:

- Your name and sufficient contact information for a reply, together with your capacity to act if you represent someone else.
- The precise webpage address and the words, photograph, recording or other material concerned.
- The nature of the alleged infringement, the relevant facts and supporting information reasonably available to you.
- The action requested and any circumstances requiring urgent attention.

An ordinary correction request can usually be assessed without a copy of a government-issued identity document. A formal copyright or other statutory notice may require additional information or delivery by a prescribed method. The publisher will assess the substance of the notification and take appropriate action where correction, removal, restriction or preservation of evidence is warranted. Readers may also use any judicial or regulatory remedy available to them.

 

Technical infrastructure, security and backups
Technical administration includes measures appropriate to the publication’s systems and the information they handle. These include management of access privileges, protection of communications, monitoring, backups and recovery procedures. Information held in backups remains subject to access restrictions and applicable retention or preservation requirements. A restored copy must respect a correction, removal or restriction that continues to apply.

Where New York General Business Law § 899-bb applies, a business owning or licensing covered computerized data must maintain reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards for the private information of New York residents. Section 899-aa separately governs qualifying security breaches. Its requirements include notification to affected residents as expediently as possible and without unreasonable delay, generally within thirty days after discovery, subject to the statutory provisions governing delay and exceptions. The publisher must also notify the competent authorities where required.

 

Editorial principles
"THE ALBANY GAZETTE" is committed to accurate reporting, independent judgment and respect for human dignity. Editors assess sources in context and seek verification proportionate to the seriousness of a claim. Headlines, captions and translations should convey the substance of the report accurately. A report reflects the information reasonably available at publication and should identify significant later developments where an update is warranted. The submission of an unsolicited article, photograph or recording creates no entitlement to publication or payment. The scope of any permission to publish submitted material depends on the rights granted and applicable law.

 

Publication profile
"THE ALBANY GAZETTE" is a liberal-conservative digital daily newspaper with a historical association with Albany and an international outlook. Its coverage includes New York State, United States and international affairs, politics, business, financial markets, civil rights, civic participation, culture, sports, technology and the environment. Editorial staff and independent contributors participate in its work. The publication reports around the clock, seven days a week. Its editorial outlook is compatible with a clear distinction between verified facts, attributed allegations and comment.

 

Journalistic ethics
The editors take particular care when a report may affect a person’s reputation, safety, livelihood or family. When practicable and appropriate, a person facing a serious allegation should have a fair opportunity to respond before publication. The report should accurately convey any material response received. Decisions about anonymity, graphic images and details that could identify a vulnerable person must be justified by the editorial purpose. These principles apply equally to text, photographs, video, audio, translations and material prepared with technological assistance. Editorial responsibility remains with the persons and organizations that prepare and publish the work.

 

Advertising and sponsored material
Advertisements, paid features, affiliate promotions and sponsored articles must be recognizable as commercial communications. If a reader could reasonably mistake a promotional headline or preview for independent reporting, the disclosure must appear there and remain apparent on the article itself. A material payment, commission, gift or relationship must be identified where readers need that information to evaluate an endorsement. The advertising agreement does not confer a right to favorable coverage.

Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and New York General Business Law §§ 349 and 350 govern commercial conduct within their respective scope. The current text of § 349 addresses unfair, deceptive and abusive practices. Its private right of action under subsection (h) concerns injury caused by a deceptive act or practice. Statutory provisions concerning publishers and third-party advertising must be applied to the activity they cover. New York General Business Law § 396-b(3) also requires a person producing or creating a covered commercial advertisement, with actual knowledge that it includes a synthetic performer, to disclose that use conspicuously, subject to the statutory exceptions.

 

Personal data and responsibility for processing
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC is responsible for the personal information whose purposes and use it determines in operating "THE ALBANY GAZETTE". Relevant activities may include handling correspondence, administering services, securing the website, managing commercial relationships and publishing journalism. The information needed to investigate a correction request differs from the information needed to issue an invoice or investigate a security incident. The publisher assesses each use according to its purpose, the information involved and the laws that apply.

The Privacy Policy provides further information about the digital service. New York’s data security and breach notification laws, federal sector-specific rules and the laws of other relevant jurisdictions have distinct conditions of application. Where an activity falls within the territorial scope of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, its requirements apply to that activity on their own terms.

 

Journalistic processing and confidential material
Editorial files may include interview notes, unpublished photographs, source contact details, public records and material supplied in confidence. Access to such material should be limited to those who need it for an authorized purpose. A request concerning a published article will be assessed separately from a demand to identify a source or disclose an unpublished file. Press freedom, evidentiary privileges, confidentiality commitments, privacy rights and obligations to preserve evidence may all bear on the response. Commercial mailing lists, advertising profiles and ordinary account administration require their own assessment even where the same company operates the newsroom.

 

Service providers and international processing
Technical, hosting, communications and other providers may handle information to the extent required for their appointed functions. The publisher assesses what information a provider receives, why it is needed, who may access it, how it is protected and when it should be returned or deleted. Where applicable law requires contractual safeguards or a lawful mechanism for an international transfer, the responsible party must put those arrangements in place. A company’s correspondence address identifies where it may be reached. It does not establish where every item of information is stored or accessed.

 

Privacy information, individual requests and complaints
Privacy inquiries may be sent to [email protected]. Please identify the service or communication concerned and the action requested. The publisher may use proportionate verification where necessary to protect the requester or another person. Access, correction, deletion, consent and opt-out rights depend on the applicable law and the particular activity. Legal retention duties, the rights of others and protections for journalistic sources may affect what the publisher can disclose or erase. Requests concerning an inaccurate news report can also be made through the editorial correction procedure above.

 

Cookies, device access and electronic communications
The Privacy Policy explains the use of cookies, device identifiers and similar technologies in the context of the service. Essential functions, audience measurement and advertising have different purposes. Where consent is required, the activity concerned must await valid consent. Where an applicable law requires an opt-out or recognition of a privacy preference signal, that choice must be honored. Information that can still be linked to a person, account or device must be assessed according to its actual use.

Commercial email is subject to the CAN-SPAM Act, including requirements for accurate sender identification and subject lines, a valid postal address, a functioning unsubscribe method and timely handling of opt-out requests. Additional rules may apply to text messages, calls and disclosures of viewing information. An email to the newsroom asking for a correction does not authorize the use of the sender’s details for unrelated advertising.

 

Copyright and related rights
Original articles, photographs, illustrations, recordings, videos and eligible editorial compilations are protected under United States copyright law. Rights may belong to the publisher, an author, a photographer, a news agency or another licensor. A credit line may identify a rights holder whose permission is needed for reuse. Permission to publish an agency photograph in one article does not necessarily extend to advertising, syndication or use by another publisher.

Under 17 U.S.C. §§ 102, 106 and 107, copyright protects qualifying original expression. Facts and ideas remain available for independent reporting. Fair use is assessed in light of the purpose and character of the particular use, the nature of the work, the amount and significance taken and the effect on the potential market. Attribution alone does not resolve that inquiry. In Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 598 U.S. 508 (2023), the Supreme Court examined the specific commercial licensing use at issue. A new presentation or an editorial purpose does not establish fair use in every subsequent use of a photograph.

 

Automated analysis, text and data mining
Automated retrieval, indexing, large-scale copying and model training may raise different questions under copyright law, applicable agreements and lawful access restrictions. "THE ALBANY GAZETTE" reserves the rights it holds in protected content and invites licensing inquiries concerning commercial reuse. Any use authorized by law remains subject to its own conditions.

In Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., 804 F.3d 202 (2d Cir. 2015), the court found fair use for the digitization, search and limited snippet display at issue, taking into account the search function and the absence of a substantial substitute for the books. The judgment turned on how the works were copied, what users could retrieve and the effect on the market. A service that reproduces articles for readers or licenses substitute content presents a different question.

 

Liability and availability
The publisher is responsible for its own publishing activities and contractual commitments in accordance with applicable law. News reports reflect circumstances at the time stated. Readers should consult the publication date and any identified correction or update when relying on an archived article. The archive may preserve an earlier report while a dated note directs readers to a later development.

The scope of a claim depends on the conduct, applicable legal duty, required level of fault, harm and available defenses. Mandatory statutory remedies and rights under an accepted service agreement remain available. Any commitment concerning a paid service, service availability or a particular deliverable is governed by the relevant agreement and applicable law.

 

External links
Links may identify the source of a quotation, provide access to a public document or direct readers to a third-party service. The operator of the destination controls its own site. The publication remains responsible for its own accompanying statements and its role in selecting and presenting the link. A reader reporting a deceptive destination, a rights infringement or a material change in linked content should identify both the article containing the link and the destination concerned. The editors can then assess whether correction, removal or clarification is appropriate.

 

Discussion forums and user contributions
"THE ALBANY GAZETTE" does not operate a standalone discussion forum. Where a feature accepts comments or other user contributions, legal responsibility depends on who supplied the material, who participated in creating or developing it and the basis of the claim. Under 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1), a provider or user of an interactive computer service may have protection against being treated as the publisher or speaker of information supplied by another information content provider. Shiamili v. Real Estate Group of New York, Inc., 17 N.Y.3d 281 (2011), illustrates the application of that distinction under New York law.

The statute contains exceptions, including provisions concerning federal criminal law, intellectual property and specified communications privacy and sex-trafficking claims. Copyright complaints concerning material hosted at a user’s direction are governed separately by 17 U.S.C. § 512 where applicable. Reliance on a hosting safe harbor requires satisfaction of its statutory conditions, including designation of an agent where required. The editorial email address is available for ordinary rights inquiries. It is not presented as a registered statutory designation.

 

Online safety
Readers may report threats, impersonation, deceptive material or suspected misuse through the publication contact below. A report should identify the material and its location and should avoid redistributing intimate images or sensitive personal information unnecessarily. Editorial publication, hosting user submissions and operating an interactive platform can give rise to different legal duties.

Section 3 of the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act requires a covered platform to provide a notice and removal process for qualifying nonconsensual intimate imagery, including certain digital forgeries. A covered platform receiving a valid request must act within forty-eight hours and make the efforts required by law to identify and remove known identical copies. Application depends on the functions and content of the service as defined by the Act. A general editorial complaint and a request invoking that statutory procedure are assessed according to their respective requirements.

 

Protection of children and young people
The editors take particular care when a report concerns a child, a victim or a family in a vulnerable position. A school, street, photograph, relative’s name or combination of details may identify someone even when their name is withheld. Editorial decisions should consider that risk, the child’s welfare, the public interest and any applicable confidentiality requirement or court order. These considerations extend to captions, translations, social previews and searchable archives.

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and 16 C.F.R. Part 312 govern covered online collection of personal information from children under thirteen. New York’s Child Data Protection Act separately protects covered minors. For covered users aged thirteen through seventeen, the statute restricts processing without the young person’s informed consent to its specified strictly necessary purposes. These are rules about handling information, with distinct rules for different age groups. They do not establish a minimum age for reading a public news article. New York’s SAFE for Kids Act concerns qualifying online platforms and addictive feeds. Its implementing rules were published in July 2026, with the Act scheduled to take effect on January 25, 2027.

 

Consumer complaints and alternative dispute resolution
Complaints about a paid service may be sent to [email protected]. Please identify the service, the relevant order or charge and the remedy sought. Where an offer involves an automatic renewal or continuous service, New York General Business Law § 527-a and the federal Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act may require advance disclosure, affirmative consent and an accessible means of cancellation. The obligations depend on the transaction and the statute concerned.

The publisher will consider the complaint and communicate the outcome. A reader or customer may use any available statutory complaint procedure or judicial remedy. Mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution may be used by agreement or where governing law provides for it. A complaint sent to the publisher does not itself extend a contractual or statutory deadline.

 

Effect of this notice and jurisdiction
This imprint identifies the publisher, its editorial contact, technical operator and commercial partner, and explains the legal framework relevant to the publication. A paid order, subscription or other transaction is governed by the terms validly agreed for that transaction and by applicable mandatory law. Reading this notice creates no payment obligation, agreement to arbitrate or exclusive choice of court.

Jurisdiction, service of process, applicable law and available remedies are determined under the governing rules and the circumstances of the claim. The publisher’s corporate registration, the location of its technical operator and the address of its commercial partner do not by themselves fix the forum for every dispute. If any provision of this notice is legally ineffective, its effect on the remaining provisions is determined under applicable law.

 

Contact:
"THE ALBANY GAZETTE"
Email: [email protected]

 

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Last updated: 1 November 2026.