36 CFR § 1280.40 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s1280.40"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 1280.40 - Definitions."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1280.40"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "NARA FACILITIES"
part_number: "1280"
part_name: "USE OF NARA FACILITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "44 U.S.C. 2102 notes, 2104(a), 2112, 2903."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 26851, May 6, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1280"
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# 1280.40 Definitions.
(a) *Filming, photographing, or videotaping for commercial purposes.* Any filming, photographing, or videotaping to promote commercial enterprises or commodities.
(b) *News filming, photographing, or videotaping.* Any filming, photographing, or videotaping done by a commercial or non-profit news organization that is intended for use in a television or radio news broadcast, newspaper, or periodical.
(c) *Personal use filming, photographing, or videotaping.* Any filming, photographing, or videotaping intended solely for personal or non-commercial educational use that will not be commercially distributed.