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U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 105 — works of the U.S. Government

United States Congress

The basis for treating U.S. federal government works as public domain — the federal-PD branch of the jurisdiction baseline.

Citation: 17 U.S.C. Sec. 105 (works of the U.S. federal Government are not subject to copyright protection).

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