The state copyright conundrum: What’s your state government’s rule on copyright?

Kyle K. Courtney

Abstract

U.S. copyright law has a unique place in the world regarding federal works and copyright. Federal copyright law states that “Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government.”1 This is a broad and clear statement that works of the federal government are in the public domain and are free for use by all.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.79.10.571
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