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Federal laws are not copyrightable per 17 U.S.C. § 105: http://www.plainsite.org/laws/index.html?id=13347 http://www.plainsite.org/laws/index.html?id=13347 I'
by thinkcomp 14y ago
Federal laws are not copyrightable per 17 U.S.C. § 105:
http://www.plainsite.org/laws/index.html?id=13347 http://www.plainsite.org/laws/index.html?id=13347
I'm not sure if D.C. is considered part of the federal government, but if it is, then there's nothing to worry about in terms of copyright violations.
- pilsetnieks 14y agoI assume that it is not the laws that are copyrighted but this concrete representation of them - the same way, say, Beethoven's 5th symphony is not copyrighted but recordings of its performances are - to the performers, not the composer.
- kylemhill 14y agoIt's been its own entity since 1973. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Home_Rule_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Home_Rule_...