> Can anyone explain why software developed by a government agency would not be in the public domain, once open? While US govt authored stuff isn't subject to

> Can anyone explain why software developed by a government agency would not be in the public domain, once open? While US govt authored stuff isn't subject to copyright, I don't know how US govt stuff derived from copyrighted material is treated. (The copyright for derived work ordinarily stays with the original author, but the US govt is special.) BTW - Which not-US countries have the "no copyright on things that we do" rule/policy/law?