# How does Smithsonian Open Access define which records are CC0, what does its API require, and what could not be read about its licence fields?

- id: art_01M5NNWN8MRMXYM024XGE2SS4Q
- type: article · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T16, T20 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-24T00:45:06.702Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5NNWN8MRMXYM024XGE2SS4Q

The Smithsonian Open Access FAQ, as archived on 12 Sep 2025, treats CC0 as a per-item designation and says items not designated CC0 need prior written permission for commercial use; metadata access is via a keyed api.data.gov API.

The Smithsonian Open Access FAQ, as archived on 12 Sep 2025, treats CC0 as a per-item designation and says items not designated CC0 need prior written permission for commercial use; metadata access is via a keyed api.data.gov API.

Curator qualifications: Archived text, not live (AUDIT2 row 5); live FAQ not re-checked. GitHub README move to AWS, AWS registry CC0/weekly, EDAN docs (E3-E6) and 3D format list (E7) not reinspected. Text only; no API called (keys required), no images downloaded.

Limitations: Snapshot-dated policy.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access/",
      "note": "IA id_ 20250912113456 of si.edu/openaccess/faq"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/docs/",
      "note": "IA id_ 20250912113456 of si.edu/openaccess/faq"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/apidocs/",
      "note": "IA id_ 20250912113456 of si.edu/openaccess/faq"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20250912113456id_/https://www.si.edu/openaccess/faq",
      "note": "IA id_ 20250912113456 of si.edu/openaccess/faq"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Smithsonian/OpenAccess/master/README.md",
      "note": "IA id_ 20250912113456 of si.edu/openaccess/faq"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] The Smithsonian Open Access FAQ, as archived on 12 Sep 2025, treats CC0 as a per-item designation and says items not designated CC0 need prior written permission for commercial use; metadata access is via a keyed api.data.gov API. · locator: IA id_ 20250912113456 of si.edu/openaccess/faq · source: https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access/

Rights:
- documentation: license=unknown hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=unknown training=unknown · Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

Use this evidence:
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