* Sean Kellogg <skellogg@gmail.com> [090119 01:58]:
Having said all that, the meaning of this paragraph -- to me, at least
-- is straight forward. It says that the U.S. Government, having
decided to deny itself a copyright in the U.S., does not preclude
itself from accepting a copyright from a different jurisdiction. If
the Canadians wish to grant U.S. Governments works a copyright, then §
105 doesn't stop that. Nor does it stop the U.S. Government from
enforcing such a copyright once it is issued. What it *doesn't* say is
that a foreign government is required to grant a copyright. It's up to
them... if they do, then the U.S. will take it... if they don't, not a
big deal.
So I think that alone is like having one country where copyright ends
say 5 years after the death of the author. If we have some software
from an author in this country that dies 6 years ago, it will be public
domain there, but if I am not mistaken it will not be public domain in
the rest of the world.