Wikipedia talk:Using JPL images

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[edit] JPL copyright

Is the entire basis of the assumptions about JPL/NASA copyright faulty? CalTech is not a government facility. The present description of the situation may be a tad understated. (SEWilco 05:04, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC))

The JPL Image Policy ends with an indication that we can't know which images are JPL and which are NASA. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/policy/

"Ownership of images and video by parties other than JPL and NASA is noted in the caption material with each image."

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/about_JPL/

"Welcome to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology."
Wikipedia:California Institute of Technology
"The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university ..."
  • Was there ever any resolution to this issue? I saw that it was brought up on the talk page of WP:CP, but no one commented on it. Thanks. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 17:20, 21 May 2005 (UTC)


I don't see what is so hard about this. I used to work at JPL, and they are fine with Wikipedia, etc, using their images, as long as credit is given as stated on the page. I don't see what is so hard about that. 22:03, 29 September 2005 (UTC)~

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