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You generally do not need permission to post a link to content on washingtonpost.com or to embed videos using Post-provided embed codes.

How can I get prints of Post photos?

We currently do not accommodate individual (non-commercial) requests for photo reprints.

How can I get permission to use Post photos?

Editorial or commercial licensing requests for Post photos are handled by Getty Images. Visit gettyimages.com/washingtonpost or contact them at sales.na@gettyimages.com or 800.462.4379.

Note that The Washington Post is not permitted to sell photos of professional sports athletes, events or venues, or pictures taken by independent photo outlets such as the Associated Press, Reuters and Getty.

How can I get reprints of, or permission to use, editorial cartoons or comics?

For Tom Toles cartoons, contact Universal Press Syndicate at 800.255.6734 or universalreprints@amuniversal.com.

For comic strips or other editorial cartoon reprints and print-on-demand merchandise, visit www.cartoonistgroup.com.