{"id":142059993489,"date":"2020-02-25T17:39:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T16:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/?p=142059993489"},"modified":"2023-05-16T17:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:47:48","slug":"sketchfab-launches-public-domain-dedication-for-3d-cultural-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/sketchfab-launches-public-domain-dedication-for-3d-cultural-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketchfab Launches Public Domain Dedication for 3D Cultural Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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? This project was shortlisted for Digital Innovation of the Year<\/a> by Apollo Magazine!<\/p>\n

? Click these links to read features about this story on the following sites: forbes.com<\/a>, smithsonianmag.com<\/a>, creativecommons.org<\/a>, hyperallergic.com<\/a>, blendernation.com<\/a>, roadtovr.com<\/a>, voxon.co<\/a>, charliefink.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u267b This project was featured in videos by Blender Guru<\/a>, Ducky3D<\/a>, Ian Hubert<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We are pleased to announce that cultural organisations using Sketchfab can now dedicate their 3D scans and models to the Public Domain using the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)<\/a>. This newly supported dedication allows museums and similar organisations to share their 3D data more openly, adding amazing 3D models to the Public Domain, many for the first time. This update also makes it even easier for 3D creators to download and reuse, re-imagine, and remix incredible ancient and modern artifacts, objects, and scenes.<\/p>\n

We are equally proud to make this announcement in collaboration with 27 cultural organisations from 13 different countries. We are especially happy to welcome the Smithsonian Institution<\/a> to Sketchfab as part of this initiative. The Smithsonian has uploaded their first official 3D models to Sketchfab as part of their newly launched open access program.<\/p>\n