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Fair Use is Permitted
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For Smithsonian content:
RightsManager@retail.si.edu
Smithsonian's
Office of Product Development and Licensing
For FONZ content:
Email
FONZ Office of Communications
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may also be displayed on this Web site. Nothing contained
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or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademarks displayed
on the website without the express written permission of the
Smithsonian Institution or FONZ or any third party that may
own the Trademarks displayed on the site. Any unauthorized
use of the Trademarks or any other images or content on this
website, except as authorized in these Terms and Conditions,
is strictly prohibited.
Disclaimer
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is” without a warranty of any kind, either expressed
or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties
of merchantability, fitness for a particular use, and/or non-infringement.
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and shall not be liable for any damage to or viruses that
may infect your computer equipment or other property on account
of your use of the site or your downloading of any text, images
or content from the website.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
For purposes of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, if you
have complaints or objections to content posted on this website,
please contact our Designated Agent at the following address:
John E. Huerta, Esq.
General Counsel
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC 20560
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FONZ.
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obtain prior written approval. Permission for such use is
granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of
the Smithsonian's Office of Product Development and Licensing,
or FONZ for content so indicated. A usage fee may be charged
depending on the nature of the proposed use.
For Smithsonian content:
RightsManager@retail.si.edu
Smithsonian's
Office of Product Development and Licensing
For FONZ content:
Email
FONZ Office of Communications
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for other than educational, non-profit and fair use purposes,
please contact:
For Smithsonian content:
RightsManager@retail.si.edu
Smithsonian's
Office of Product Development and Licensing
For FONZ content:
Email
FONZ Office of Communications