Re: NEC Licence (Work of US Gov. Employees)
John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> quotes Title 17:
> (b) The copyright in a compilation or derivative work extends only to
> the material contributed by the author of such work, as distinguished
> from the preexisting material employed in the work, and does not imply
> any exclusive right in the preexisting material. The copyright in such
> work is independent of, and does not affect or enlarge the scope,
> duration, ownership, or subsistence of, any copyright protection in
> the preexisting material.
But there is no copyright on U.S. Government issued materials, nor
on public domain materials, so this paragraph isn't really relevant.
--
Raul
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