When at the Museum of Science, I noticed that the giant globe in the atrium near the entrance of the museum is copyrighted by Rand McNally. Although I understand that the interpretation of a lot of raw data to make a 3D model of the Earth is definitely a creative work, it was still strange to read ‘Globe copyright Rand McNally…’
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As with flat maps, phone directories, and dictionaries, there is usually a minor error or two for the purpose of catching copiers.