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NOTICE, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
General
Generally,
Moreover, not all materials on
or available through download from this web site are
While NASA may publicly
release copyrighted works in which it has government purpose licenses or specific
permission to release, such licenses or permission do not necessarily transfer
to others. Thus, such works are still protected by copyright, and recipients of
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or redistributed without permission of the copyright owner.
If a recognizable person
appears in a photograph or video recording, or the talent (such as a
performance or narration) of a known individual is included in an audio or
video recording, use for commercial purposes may infringe on a right of privacy
or publicity. Permission should be
obtained from the recognizable person or known individual. However, if the intended use of NASA material
is primarily for educational or informational purposes, e.g., books,
newspapers, and magazines reporting facts of historical significance, then such
uses will generally not be considered an infringement of such personal rights.
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use. If a recognizable person appears in a photograph, use for commercial
purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity and permission should be
obtained from the recognizable person.
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excerpted or reproduced and distributed, without further permission from NASA. If copyrighted, permission should be obtained
from the copyright owner prior to use. Use for a commercial purpose of a
portion or segment of an audio recording that incorporates the talent (such as
narration or music) of a known individual, may infringe a right of publicity
and permission should be obtained from the known individual.
Video Recordings
Video recordings (videotape
and motion picture recordings) available from this web site, including audio
recordings therein, are not protected by copyright unless noted. If not copyrighted, video recordings may be
reproduced and distributed, without further permission from NASA. If a video recording is copyrighted in its
entirety, or a portion of a recording contains copyrighted material, such as
music or video footage, permission should be obtained from the copyright owner
prior to use. Use for a commercial purpose of any portion or segment of a video
recording that displays a recognizable person, or the talent (such as a
performance or narration) of a known individual, may infringe on a right of
privacy or publicity, and permission should be obtained from the recognizable
person or known individual.
TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF USE
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and conditions under which the materials on or available from this web site may
be used.