[WikiEN-l] NASA meatballs and wikipedia meatheads

[White Cat]

So copyright-wise it is fine? Please carry out this discussion on commons by
the way. What is discussed on the mailing list, stays on the mailing list.

  - White Cat

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Stephen Bain <stephen.bain at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Peter Ansell <ansell.peter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > What are their rationales? That US government produced symbols can't
> >  be put in images inside of wikipedia even though the image is Public
> >  Domain by law?
>
> The "meatball" insignia is not protected by copyright law (ie, it's
> PD) but it is protected by other, specific, non-copyright federal
> regulations:
>
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/14cfr1221_07.html
>
> Use of the insignia contrary to the regulations is punishable by a
> fine and/or imprisonment:
>
>
> http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000701----000-.html
>
> --
> Stephen Bain
> stephen.bain at gmail.com
>
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