Metalec

@ShimodaSpct Hi Yasu, I took these videos myself and yes you and media partners have permission to use with credit to me 👍

@AlecKennison Hi, I work for Spectee, an online news agency based in Tokyo. 1. Did you take this video yourself? 2. May we and our media partners use it with credit to you?

NYC Midtown fire

@StoryfulNews Yes I can confirm I did myself!

@AlecKennison Thanks Alec! Just to confirm, you filmed this video, correct?

From inside building near the midtown NYC fire

@StoryfulNews Hi, yes you may! Please give credit to myself, as a non exclusive, thank you!

Hi Alec, I hope you’re doing well! I’m a reporter with Storyful News Agency - we work with newsrooms like ABC, CBS, AP, Fox, NYP, WSJ, Washington Post, and more. Did you film this video? If so, may we distribute that footage to our news partners to use in their reports online/on-air with full credit to you in accordance with our terms: storyful.com/clearance? Thank you!

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@vladivalz It was on February 23rd, at 12:30am in Lower Manhattan

Hey Alec! Wow, that video of the ‘Thundersnow’ hitting the One World Trade Center is incredible! We at VBear media would love to share this rare footage with our media partners. Would you be open to letting us use it under a non-exclusive license, with credit to you, of course? Let me know the date and location of the video if possible. Thanks! vbear.media/permission

See this video! Original and taken of rare weather phenomenon ‘Thundersnow ’ striking the One World Trade Center during the blizzard! #NYC #BlizzardWarning

@NativeTAgency Hey Melanie, know it's a day later but feel free to!

Hello Alec, I'm Melanie from Native Team Agency. We're interested in featuring your video of the thundersnow striking the One World Trade Center during the blizzard in NYC in a story across our platforms and those of our partners, with full credit to you. Do you agree with that? You can find more details at bit.ly/4hSAo3J.

@vladivalz Hey Vlad, know it's a day later but feel free to!

@WorseDoughnut Yeah it almost looks like it hovers and then moves left a little bit

@AlecKennison Am I seeing things, or can you see and arc around 2 seconds? I'm assuming thundersnow doesn't "strike" like normal then?

@StringerViral Hello, this is my video, yes, please feel free to distribute it with your media partners with Credit to myself

@AlecKennison Hello @AlecKennison , I hope you are fine . I am a journalist with a London based news agency . Is this your video ? We would like to use it for our coverage and to distribute it with our media partners with Credit to you . Can you please follow me back for DM . Thanks

@MailOnlineVideo Hi, that is okay yes! Thank you

@AlecKennison Hi Alec! Would you be OK with The Daily Mail publishing your video on its site and socials as we cover the storm in New York? (You'll always be credited on screen.) Thanks in advance!

@Brandonshipp1 Hey Brandon, thank you for checking, yes you are welcome to!

@AlecKennison May I share your video on my weather page with credit to you?

@Major_Disorder1 There were actually a couple other strikes in the area, and I thought it'd be cool in case I caught on video so I just set my phone up and then bam it struck

@AlecKennison Do you just happen to be recording?

@RichMcHugh Hi Rich, yes — you all at NewsNation have permission to air the video. Appreciate you checking

@AlecKennison @AlecKennison we would like to use on our air and would give you credit on screen but can’t use it unless you confirm in writing.

@RichMcHugh Hi Rich, yes, you all at NewsNation have permission to air the video.

@AlecKennison Hello: Can we at NewsNation have permission to air your video?

@wxkaitlin Hi Kaitlin, yes go ahead!

@AlecKennison Hi! Greta capture! May I share with credit to you?

@WeatherNation Hi there, thank you! I filmed this today (last night) at just after 12:30am - WeatherNation has permission to play with full credit

@AlecKennison Great footage! Did you film this today? If so, may WeatherNation have permission to play your video on-air/online with full credit to you?

@CBSNewsNatDesk Thank you, I also do own the video

@CBSNewsNatDesk Hi TJ, yes CBS may use in their weather coverage

@CBSNewsNatDesk I do own the video and captured it myself

@AlecKennison Hi @AlecKennison - My name is TJ and I'm reaching out from CBS News. Great shot. Do you own this video? If so, can CBS News use it in our weather coverage (per this agreement: bit.ly/3rm1wDc) and credit you?