Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images + Data into the Public Domain Using CC0

flavoursofopenscience's bookmarks 2020-02-27

Summary:

The Smithsonian—the world’s largest museum and research institution—announced yesterday  Smithsonian Open Access, an initiative that removes copyright restrictions from 2.8 million digital collection 2D and 3D images and nearly two centuries of data. This major initiative uses CC0—Creative Commons’ public domain dedication tool—to make millions of images and data freely available to the public. “Our … Read More "Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images + Data into the Public Domain Using CC0"

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Link:

https://creativecommons.org/2020/02/27/smithsonian-releases-2-8-million-images-data-into-the-public-domain-using-cc0/

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Authors:

Victoria Heath

Date tagged:

02/27/2020, 11:17

Date published:

02/27/2020, 05:28