> As products of the US federal government they were not subject to copyright protection. This really is not a good assumption. The federal government has plen

> As products of the US federal government they were not subject to copyright protection. This really is not a good assumption. The federal government has plenty of ways around this. The federal government can buy copyrights, and also enter into work for hire arrangements with contractors and employees. When naked and operating without contracts, the federal government does have this default status, simple boilerplate copy and pasted contracts change this.