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catalog: recheck Smithsonian Open Access
The Open Access pages load again in a browser. The Terms of Use CC0 and commercial-use wording is unchanged; the FAQ quote is added. Scripted requests now get 403. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Wc67NX9MM964uaVGn4bpZJ
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formats: [glTF, OBJ]
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tags: [photogrammetry, museum, realistic]
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verified: 2026-08-24
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verified: 2026-09-25
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status: active
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- Open Access hub: [si.edu/openaccess](https://www.si.edu/openaccess). 3D viewer: [3d.si.edu](https://3d.si.edu)
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- Binding CC0 wording is in Smithsonian [Terms of Use](https://www.si.edu/termsofuse), not the marketing banner
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- Terms warn CC0 covers copyright only; publicity, privacy, and third-party rights can still apply
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- Open Access FAQ returned 403 (bot check) on 2026-08-24; terms page loaded
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- The Open Access pages refuse scripted requests (403 on 2026-09-25; a server error on 2026-09-24) but load in a browser
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## Evidence
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- Live [Terms of Use](https://www.si.edu/termsofuse) (2026-08-24): "Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license"
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- Same page (2026-08-24): "may be used for commercial and noncommercial purposes without fee"
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- Live Open Access hub (2026-08-24): "download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images"
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- Live [Terms of Use](https://www.si.edu/termsofuse) (2026-09-25): "Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license"
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- Same page (2026-09-25): "may be used for commercial and noncommercial purposes without fee"
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- Live Open Access hub (2026-09-25): "download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images"
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- Live [Open Access FAQ](https://www.si.edu/openaccess/faq) (2026-09-25): "We have released these images and data into the public domain as Creative Commons Zero (CC0)"
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