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That's not true in at least one case: if you work for the US federal government, all of your works are automatically in the public domain. Of course, they may
by nmeagent 3y ago
That's not true in at least one case: if you work for the US federal government, all of your works are automatically in the public domain. Of course, they may also be barred from disclosure for other reasons.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_works_by...
- JohnFen 3y agoYou're correct, that's the one exception. Although you could argue that it's not really an exception -- it's that when you're producing IP in the course of your employment, your employer owns the copyright. And if you work for the federal government, your employer is the American people, so in a real sense we collectively hold the copyright. Which is the same as being in the public domain.