> OK, I had thought that was the case. So then what do we make of works > that > should fall under that category, and yet have the GPL attached to them? > Or > some other license?
They may be licenses for works that were written not by government employees but instead by contractors -- which are not in the public domain. Or they may be licensing errors by government employees who don't know the law. /Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Public Domain Software > > Lawrence Rosen wrote: > > > US government works (e.g., works authored by an employee of the US > > government) are not subject to copyright in the US. They are in > > the public domain and available to everyone for any purpose > > whatsoever. [I'm] describing a statutory requirement that needs no > > license to be effective. > > OK, I had thought that was the case. So then what do we make of works > that > should fall under that category, and yet have the GPL attached to them? > Or > some other license? > > --- Noel > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER: Discussions on this list are informational and educational > only, are not privileged and do not constitute legal advice. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Discussions on this list are informational and educational only, are not privileged and do not constitute legal advice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
