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Posted by Jeffrey P. Donohue on November 27, 1999 at 17:06:18:

In Reply to: Re: Are government documents copyrighted? posted by M. Arthur Auslander on November 18, 1999 at 04:19:12:

The prior poster's statement is inaccurate. The federal government does not
have a copyright in US government works (although the US government can obtain
and hold copyrights if it does through assignment or bequest (e.g., if it takes a
copyright as payment for taxes or someone donates a copyright to the US as part
of his will). See 17 U.S.C. section 105 for more information on this.

However, you should take care that the copy you wish to publish is not actually copyrighted
by someone else (e.g., if someone else went to the trouble of procuring and arranging
US Army Manuals and you want to copy from them).

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: The prior poster's statement is inaccurate. The federal government does not : have a copyright in US government works (although the US government can obtain : and hold copyrights if it does through assignment or bequest (e.g., if it takes a : copyright as payment for taxes or someone donates a copyright to the US as part : of his will). See 17 U.S.C. section 105 for more information on this. : However, you should take care that the copy you wish to publish is not actually copyrighted : by someone else (e.g., if someone else went to the trouble of procuring and arranging : US Army Manuals and you want to copy from them).

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