That is false. “Unlike works of the U.S. Government, works produced by contractors under government contracts (or submitted in anticipation of such contracts)

That is false. “Unlike works of the U.S. Government, works produced by contractors under government contracts (or submitted in anticipation of such contracts) are protected and restricted under U.S. copyright law.” Also important: even if a federal employee made it, it may not be protected by copyright in the US but it can still be copyrighted in all other countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_the_U.S._government http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_the...