Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Can I use a national park service map commercially?

Greetings:

I am producing a hiking DVD on the Grand Canyon and have been looking for a map to use in it. I downloaded a map from the Library of Congress (www.rs6.loc.gov) used (produced by?) the National Park Service.

Under ''Copyright'' information, it said: ''Most maps in the Map Collections materials were either published prior to 1922, produced by the United States government, or both. The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17 of the United States Code) or any other restrictions in the Map Collection materials.

Note that the written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use them''.

So, can I use this map in my DVD without getting permision to do so?

Thank you,

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