Editing Smithsonian Institution (section)

===Copyright restrictions===
The Smithsonian Institution provides access to its image collections for educational, scholarly, and nonprofit uses. Commercial uses are generally restricted unless permission is obtained. Smithsonian images fall into different copyright categories; some are protected by copyright, many are subject to license agreements or other contractual conditions, and some fall into the public domain, such as those prepared by Smithsonian employees as part of their official duties. The Smithsonian's terms of use for its digital content, including images, are set forth on the Smithsonian Web site.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.si.edu/copyright |title=Terms of use of this website | website= Smithsonian Institution  |access-date=July 26, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090716063125/http://www.si.edu/copyright/ |archive-date=July 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/siphoto/siphoto.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=content&contentpath=copyright.html |title=Smithsonian Images-Copyright |publisher= Smithsonian Institution| website= smithsonianimages.si.edu |date=January 13, 2012 |access-date=July 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002131433/http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/siphoto/siphoto.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=content&contentpath=copyright.html |archive-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref>

In April 2006, the institution entered into an agreement of "first refusal" rights for its vast [[silent film|silent]] and [[public domain]] film archives with [[Showtime Networks]], mainly for use on the [[Smithsonian Channel]], a network created from this deal. Critics contend this agreement effectively gives Showtime control over the film archives, as it requires filmmakers to obtain permission from the network to use extensive amounts of film footage from the Smithsonian archives.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/01/arts/television/01smit.html?|title=Smithsonian Agreement Angers Filmmakers| newspaper= The New York Times|date=April 1, 2006|first=Edward|last=Wyatt|access-date=May 23, 2010|url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110501003705/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/01/arts/television/01smit.html |archive-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>