Attached Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1243364/Marvels-Mars-Stunning-postcards-Red-Planet.html?ITO=1490

Beautiful!
I am afraid there will be issues.
It says, on the pics:
Copyright NASA and EPA.
Pity, would love to use them.

Corrie

beautiful land scape

You can use them as mats............you just can't publish them here.
I just wish they'd stop throwing junk up here.

Rosie? I got this from the NASA website:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/multimedia/gtv_copyright.html

NASA and Copyright Regulations

01.04.06

NASA images generally are not copyrighted. You may use NASA imagery, video and audio material for educational or informational purposes, including photo collections, textbooks, public exhibits and Internet Web pages. This general permission does not include the NASA insignia logo (the blue "meatball" insignia), the NASA logotype (the red "worm" logo) and the NASA seal. These images may not be used by persons who are not NASA employees or on products (including Web pages) that are not NASA sponsored.

If the NASA material is to be used for commercial purposes, especially including advertisements, it must not explicitly or implicitly convey NASA's endorsement of commercial goods or services. If a NASA image includes an identifiable person, using the image for commercial purposes may infringe that person's right of privacy or publicity, and permission should be obtained from the person.

 
On the face of this I would say you are ok to use their images of Mars.

But these have the C in a circle on them!

Corrie

The c in the circle means its copyrighted to them...what bryster found was pretty much their consent to use their copyrighted material...under their conditions.

Ah, ok, thanks! :-)

Ok, I've sent a site-mail to Admin to see what the official take is on this. So please hangtight before posting any renders using NASA pics.

Chris, I think you hit it right in the explanatory posting of you found on the web.  I looked into this sometime ago.  (actually you remember the images I made of you in a space suit on the surface of Mars as a spoof? Those were NASA astronaut photos) 

My understanding was exactly as you said.  The images a pretty much for public consumption. NASA and JPL doesn't want someone using their logos or the images as a misrepresentation of them endorsing user stuff.  That was what I read then. 

Willie, yup! I remember those. :lol:

And we as the public pay for their cameras and space junk anyways:-P

lol.. don't we use the blue earth image everywhere?

Trust me when I say NASA likes any "free" advertisement they can get LOL!

Clay..darn right about their free  publicity crave.

Chris.. so I can use their  images..but not put them up here.. in other words.. why use them?
confusing. There are blue marble maps on their site.. in different resolutions.. . for anyone to download them. Why then?
I'm confused!!!!

I have all the planets made in Bryce if you want them, all high rez maps, even have the Mars moons with their high res maps. Here, go here and you'll get what you need Brycer, not my site, but has all you need:-)
http://planetpixelemporium.com/planets.html

clay.. thanks a ton.. was working on one project..but a whole bunch of planets gives me a great idea..

Only thing he doesn't have is Earth's moon, interesting, I have it though:-)

clay.. thanks a ton.. was working on one project..but a whole bunch of planets gives me a great idea..

There is a NASA pic of the moon somewhere. I've used it before.
Rosie? I'm just waiting on Rendo's take on NASA's copyright rules. I wouldn't want you to post something and get busted for it. Just hangtight for a few.

Attached Link: includes NASA image

i know I used the blue marble somewhere.. and one other starry pix as a background..
Willie.. we maybe we didn't get caught..  but it is so better to be safe than sorry..and better late than never to find out..

Read the usage info on those sites, as long as you don't put those on a CD etc for distribution you're good as gold.

Sorry I missed getting the original email on the 15th. Thank you Bryster for resending to me today.  As Bryster pointed out, the NASA copyright policy allows for usage, so it's ok to use them for your images that get posted here.  And, as Clay mentioned, they are should be used for any type of distribution.

Thanks for double checking...even though you were already on the right path! :)  
Jenifer

Huge thanks to Jeni for getting back to us. I hope that sorts things for you guys.

It does for me! :-D

Corrie

Thanks a ton!
Cheers!

Let me jump on JeniferC's statement, in otherwords don't put all their junk on a site or cd and try to sell it, otherwise use at will:-)