Work of the United States Government

A work of the United States Government, meaning only the federal government, not state or local government, is defined in United States Copyright Law as "a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties". Such works are public domain under U.S. law. Certain works, particularly logos of government agencies, while public domain, are still protected by other non-copyright laws. For example, the Central Intelligence Agency logo cannot be used deceptively without permission, in order to prevent the appearance of endorsement, under the CIA World Factbook

• Federal Standard 1037C
• the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

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See Also

• The work of the United States Government and how it operates can be found under Federal Government of the United States
• Classified information
• Crown Copyright
• Copyright in United States