The Smithsonian Institution claims a [[copyright]] on its materials, thereby limiting their reuse. This seems contrary to the [[federal]] law prohibiting a copyright in works of the [[federal]] government, but the Smithsonian Institution claims to have an existence separate from the [[government]] and this claim of copyright has not been tested in court.<ref>http://www.si.edu/copyright/</ref> | The Smithsonian Institution claims a [[copyright]] on its materials, thereby limiting their reuse. This seems contrary to the [[federal]] law prohibiting a copyright in works of the [[federal]] government, but the Smithsonian Institution claims to have an existence separate from the [[government]] and this claim of copyright has not been tested in court.<ref>http://www.si.edu/copyright/</ref> |