First Published: 15 February 2004. Updated: 15 October 2024.
This is True has several options to get portions of my copyrighted content for free. Obviously I can’t give everything away for free and still survive, so I also have paid content available in a variety of pre-paid options:
| Option | Details | Cost |
| Email subscription | Free email subscription gives 4-5 stories/week, plus the “headline of the week” and other content. Subscribe using the form on most pages on this site. For personal use only; terms of service are here. | Free. |
| Premium subscription | The full feed of all stories and other content as a regular paid subscription. For personal use only (may be shared only with one spouse/significant other). More info is here. | “Pay what you want” (minimum $40/year). |
| Regular print publication | No longer available. Publications cannot run the full text of This is True every week. See below for occasional use of stories. | N/A |
| Occasional print publication | For print publications wanting to run a specific story or series of stories. Including specific credit to Randy Cassingham & thisistrue.com is required; can only be omitted with extra payment. Contact me stating which specific story/stories you are interested in. | $15-150/item, depending on circulation. |
| Occasional email publication | For email publications wanting to run a specific story or series of stories. Regular email publication of our content is not available! Including specific credit to Randy Cassingham & thisistrue.com is required; can only be omitted with extra payment. Contact me stating which specific story/stories you are interested in. | $5/item/1K* recipients, +$100 extra/1K* to omit credit. *(or portion thereof) |
| Radio/TV Broadcast | For radio/TV broadcasters wanting to voice or display on-screen a specific story or series of stories. Regular broadcast publication of our content is not available! Including specific credit to Randy Cassingham/thisistrue.com is required; can only be omitted with extra payment. Contact me stating which specific story/stories you are interested in. | $25/item, $150 extra per story per station to omit credit. |
| Regular Web Site | Daily updated story on your site, including commercial sites, from my archives in a format you can customize to match your site’s design. See this page for details. | Free. |
| Occasional Web Site | For web sites wanting to publish a specific story or series of stories. Regular web site publication of our content is not available! Including specific credit to Randy Cassingham and hot link to thisistrue.com is required; can only be omitted with extra payment. Contact me stating which specific story/stories you are interested in. | $20/item, $250 extra per story to omit credit link |
| Link to Your Site | E.g., a relevant link to your site from a blog post here. Case by Case Basis: links are rarely approved, and no endorsement will be made. | Varies, starting at $2,500 for no-follow links, $5,000 for do-follow links. |
| Guest Post in My Blog | Article written by you in published my blog not available unless you start with a non-refundable $5,000 fee to review your article for possible inclusion. Must be relevant to True’s mission to be approved. | If approved, $50,000 publishing fee, plus $5,000 for each no-follow link and/or $50,000 for each do-follow link. |
| My Original Photography | My photographs, including memes featuring my photographs. Pricing is per each frame used. | Varies, starting at $5,000 with proper attribution, $15,000 without attribution, and $45,000 if you removed my attribution. |
| Personal Endorsement | Personally endorsement by Randy Cassingham for your product or service. | If approved, cost varies, starting at $150,000. Running an alleged endorsement without prepayment: varies, starting at $1 million. |
| Other Options | Special use, including This is True stories, True headline-of-the-week items, my “Honorary Unsubscribe” or other features are available on an a la carte basis. Contact me with your requirements in as much detail as possible and I’ll get back to you with a quote. | Varies, starting at $125. |
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Important Note: All use of my content requires prior permission. Per usual industry practice in case of copyright infringement, I require a minimum of triple the posted prices for after-the-fact permission. Any use of my material indicates your agreement with these terms. In addition to the charges shown above, you agree to pay any collection costs and a 2% per month late fee if you miss the payment deadline. Refusal to pay will indicate bad faith on your part and may subject you to civil and/or criminal federal court action. All court costs and attorneys fees will be added to your bill. Do not take this lightly: I have won significant damages from major publications who chose to disregard my copyright. I would much rather work with you in advance than penalize you for foolish acts of theft! You get to choose. Choose wisely. |
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