300-5
305
Noncopyrightable material. (cont'd)
305.08
Limits on copyrightability. (cont'd)
305.08(c)
Works of the u.s. Government. (cont'd)
305.08(c)(1)
Standard Reference Data Act. An exception exists under the Standard Reference Data Act (15 U.S.C. 290e) for any standard reference data that the Secretary of Commerce prepares or makes available under the Act. Claims registered under this Act should be annotated to read as follows: "Claim registered under the Standard Reference Data Act, P. L. 90-396 (15 U. S. C. 290e)."
305.08(c)(2)
Transfer of copyright to the U.S. Government. The fact that copyright protection is not possible for works authored by officers or employees of the U.S. Government, except as stated in section 305.08(c) above, does not prevent the U.S. Government from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it. See 17 U.S.C. 105.
305.08(d)
Edicts of government. Edicts of government, such as judicial opinions, administrative rulings, legislative enactments, public ordinances, and similar official legal documents, are not copyrightable for reasons of public policy. This applies to such works whether they are Federal, state, or local as well as to those of foreign governments.
305.09
Use of protected characters, names, slogans, symbols, and seals. Occasionally, works incorporate names, titles, slogans, symbols, or seals whose utilization is subject to restrictions by other laws. As these restrictions have nothing to do with copyright, the incorporation of these elements
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