- Copyright status of work by U.S. state governments
-
The copyright status of work by U.S. state governments is defined by the respective state laws as opposed to the federal copyright status of work by the U.S. government.
The federal law does not apply to state or municipal governments, District of Columbia,[1] Puerto Rico,[2] or "organized territories" under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Government.[3]
Many state and local governments copyright their works.[4]
Contents
California
In the state of California the California Appeals Court (with statewide jurisdiction) in County of Santa Clara v. California First Amendment Coalition has ruled that the government may not claim copyright on public records.[5] The California Public Records Act requires that agencies with custody of "public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours [6][7]
Florida
Main article: Copyright status of work by the Florida governmentThe Florida Constitution require most works produced by the Government of Florida and any county, district, authority, or municipal officer, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law be considered to be in the public domain.[8]
Table
State Code of laws Notes External link Alabama Code of Alabama Alaska Alaska Statutes Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes Arkansas Arkansas Code California 29 California Codes (see California law for more information) Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes Delaware Wikisource:Delaware Code Online Delaware Code District of Columbia District of Columbia Official Code Florida Florida Statutes Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated Hawai'i Hawaii Revised Statutes Idaho Idaho Statutes Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes Indiana Indiana Code 5-14-3 Iowa Code of Iowa Kansas Kansas Statutes Kentucky Kentucky Revised Statutes Louisiana Louisiana Revised Statutes Maine Maine Revised Statutes Maryland Maryland Code Massachusetts General Laws of Massachusetts Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws Minnesota Minnesota Statutes Mississippi Mississippi Unannotated Code Missouri Missouri Revised Statutes Montana Montana Code Annotated Nebraska State of Nebraska Statutes Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes New Hampshire State of New Hampshire Revised Statutes New Jersey New Jersey Statutes Annotated New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated New York Consolidated Laws of New York North Carolina North Carolina General Statutes North Dakota North Dakota Century Code Ohio Ohio Revised Code Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes Oregon Oregon Revised Statutes Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Rhode Island Rhode Island General Laws South Carolina South Carolina Code of Laws South Dakota South Dakota Codified Laws Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated Texas Texas Government Code 5-A-552, policy Utah Utah Code Vermont Vermont Statutes Annotated Virginia Code of Virginia Washington Revised Code of Washington West Virginia West Virginia Code Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations Wyoming Wyoming Statutes State Code of laws Notes External link See also
References
- ^ Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices, § 206.02(c)
- ^ Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices, § 206.02(d)
- ^ Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices, § 206.02(e)
- ^ http://www.cendi.gov/publications/04-8copyright.html#313
- ^ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/gis_data/
- ^ California Public Records Act|GOVT. CODE §§ 6250 - 6276.48|http://www.thefirstamendment.org/publicrecordsact.pdf
- ^ http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=gov&group=06001-07000&file=6250-6270
- ^ Florida Constitution Article I, §24(a)
Categories:
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
