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  > NASA content - images, audio, video, and computer files used in the rendition of 3-dimensional models, such as texture maps and polygon data in any format - generally are not copyrighted.
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  * <https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html>
  
  
  Aren't works automatically protected by copyright upon creation?
  
  
  
title: How Can NASA Images/Videos Not Be Copyrighted?