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MOD Crown Copyright News / Editorial Licence

Terms of use for Crown copyright licensed journalistic material produced by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 31 October 2012
• Last updated: 23 August 2023
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  1. 23 August 2023

     Webpage updated with most recent licensing information.

  2. 12 June 2017

     Added MOD consent licence. Changed title to reflect that there are now two licences: consent and news.

  3. 19 July 2013

     Uploaded new updated version of MOD News Licence

  4. 31 October 2012

     First published.

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The licence grants worldwide, royalty free, perpetual, non-exclusive use of MOD’s journalistic material for editorial use only, which means reporting on persons, places, matters, topics or events in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts, online and exhibitions illustrating matters that are newsworthy or of a general public interest.