15 U.S.C. § 290e authorizes U.S. Secretary of Commerce to secure copyright for works produced by the Department of Commerce under the Standard Reference Data Act. [16][17] National …

Jul 3, 2024 · The Library of Congress (LOC) has a special collection of federal government materials that are not subject to copyright protection. Find copyright-free images from the …

Welcome to the Copyright Public Records Portal. This is your starting point for finding copyright records held by the Copyright Office. Here, you can search our online records, learn about our …

The committee here observes: (1) there is nothing in section 105 that would relieve the Government of its obligation to secure permission in order to publish a copyrighted work; and …

Mar 8, 2023 · U.S. government works are in the public domain (i.e., not protected by the U.S. Copyright Act). You can freely use them (in a copyright sense) without obtaining permission or …

Are Works By The U.S. Government Protected By Copyright? Most works created by the U.S. government, including documents prepared by an officer or employee of the federal …

This issue brief is focused on the copyright status in the U.S. of Federal Government works. While these works may not enjoy U.S. copyright protection, they may enjoy foreign copyright …

“A federal employee is prohibited from receiving a copyright within the United States for work cre-ated in the course of and within the scope of employment.” ented material — but under …

cy publications are U.S. Government works. For example, Government Printing Office publications and Agency publications may include works copyrighted by a contractor or …

Works of the U.S. federal government are generally not protected by copyright in the United States and are automatically in the public domain (17USC§ 105); however, there are …