I’m not sure I understand your comment. I’m a graphic designer and would love to incorporate NASA* pics in my work, but—except for personal projects—can’t, because I would put my clients at risk. Was hoping someone knew something I don’t or that the US government had addressed the issue in the past.
Edit to add:*Or other agencies. Few months ago I went to an exhibition in Berlin of Walker Evans’ photographs. Some of those he did for the Farm Security Administration in the 1940s. And I was thinking about the copyright situation. This thread was a welcome chance to pick hacker news’ minds …