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Re:Smithsonian Releases Apollo 11 Command Module High Resolu... by starseeker on Saturday October 01, 2016 @02:46PM (#12619296)
This is cool, but (as usual with the Smithsonian) they claim copyright and/or commercial usage restrictions on the downloadable data. I wish they wouldn't do that...
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Re:Smithsonian Releases Apollo 11 Command Module High Resolu... by whoopdedo on Saturday October 01, 2016 @06:46PM (#12620234)
Shouldn't the copyright be owned by NASA though, which is required to release everything freely.
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Re:Smithsonian Releases Apollo 11 Command Module High Resolu... by whoopdedo on Saturday October 01, 2016 @09:02PM (#12620599)
Nevermind. This was created entirely by the Smithsonian.
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Re:Smithsonian Releases Apollo 11 Command Module High Resolu... by 01Michael10 on Saturday October 01, 2016 @06:12PM (#12620110)
Why would anyone want commercial usage of their work without payment?
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Re:Smithsonian Releases Apollo 11 Command Module High Resolu... by protomyth on Saturday October 01, 2016 @06:28PM (#12620166)
Isn't the Simthsonian a government entity?
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Re:Smithsonian Releases Apollo 11 Command Module High Resolu... by 01Michael10 on Saturday October 01, 2016 @08:04PM (#12620456)
It's a trust administered by the federal government but 1/3 of their funding is not by the government and not all their employees are federal workers.

The ORNL is funded by taxpayer money (80%) but they license technology they develop to companies even exclusively so it's seems the Smithsonian should be able to copyright their work.

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Re:Smithsonian Releases Apollo 11 Command Module High Resolu... by Retric on Saturday October 01, 2016 @08:47PM (#12620561)
I agree on the facts, but disagree on what they imply.
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