Copyright Policy

Material credited to USRA:
Material credited USRA (Universities Space Research Association) on this site was created, authored, and /or prepared under contract for NASA and follow NASA copyright policy. Unless otherwise stated, material may be used for non-commercial, scientific, educational and public information purposes in accordance with NASA's contract and policy. Please credit such material to "NASA/USRA". Some material may have different copyright conditions, and will be noted with material. USRA requests voluntary reporting of all use, derivative creation, and other alteration of material credited to USRA. Such reporting should be sent to curator at webadmin@sofia-usra.arc.nasa.gov.

Material credited to others:
This site contains material generated, authored and/or prepared by individual(s) or organization(s) other than USRA, and those individual(s) or organization(s) may claim copyright. Permission should be obtained from the individual(s) or organization(s) prior to use. Credit appropriate organization(s) or individual(s) as listed with the material.

Commercial use of material on this web site is protected under the U.S. and Foreign Copyright Laws.

Photography:
If a recognizable person appears in photograph, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity and permission should be obtained from the recognizable person.

Audio Recordings:
Use of a portion or segment of an audio tape such as talent, narration or music may infringe a right of publicity or copyright and permission should be obtained from the source.

Video and Motion Picture Recordings:
Copyrighted music or footage, which is incorporated in a production may not be used unless permission is obtained from the copyright owner. While in most instances using non-copyrighted segments is permitted, use for commercial purposes of a portion or segment containing talent or a recognizable person may infringe a right of publicity and permission should be obtained from the talent or recognizable person.