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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: stockastic on January 21, 2010, 16:09

Title: use of NASA images
Post by: stockastic on January 21, 2010, 16:09

Does anyone have experience submitting stock images that incorporate pieces of NASA photos?

This NASA information seems to say that astronomical photos (not containing people) are in the public domain and can be :feely re-used, even for advertising, without crediting NASA:
  http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html (http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html)

Looking around on the big micro sites I see many images that appear to contain NASA photos.

Title: Re: use of NASA images
Post by: madelaide on January 21, 2010, 16:35

This has been discussed before.  You can use the images that are strictly from NASA (no ESA patnerships, for instance) and do not have co-credits to others.  They require a credit to be given to NASA.

Title: Re: use of NASA images
Post by: MichaelJay on January 21, 2010, 16:45

iStock's policy regarding usage of NASA images is explained in this article:

http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=395 (http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=395)

Title: Re: use of NASA images
Post by: stockastic on January 21, 2010, 17:16

Thanks. The policy at IS is (untypically) very clear.

Title: Re: use of NASA images
Post by: leaf on January 22, 2010, 02:13

Quote from: MichaelJay on January 21, 2010, 16:45

iStock's policy regarding usage of NASA images is explained in this article:

[url]http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=395[/url] ([url]http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=395[/url])

thanks for the link - yeah, they do make it quite clear :)

Title: Re: use of NASA images
Post by: FD on January 22, 2010, 10:12

Quote from: stockastic on January 21, 2010, 17:16

Thanks. The policy at IS is (untypically) very clear.

It's very clear to me. I use one of the NASA globes regularly as part of a composite shot, and I never had problems with it, on any site. The latest one is here:
(http://www.dreamstime.com/co2-aviation-concept-thumb12555340.jpg)

My main banner on FD (http://flemishdreams.com/) has a globe on a beach too. You just can't resell NASA shots "as is".

By the way, there is a guy on DT that has fantastic pictures of the space shuttle. He is clearly an insider since some viewpoints are not open to the public (I guess). Portfolio link here (http://www.dreamstime.com/Mikephotos_info).