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In article <1993Jan5.172528.29826@fsl.noaa.gov> bear@kestrel.fsl.noaa.gov (Bear Giles) writes:
>In article <ui8VwB1w164w@jwt.UUCP> bbs-cyclic@jwt.UUCP writes:
>>Does anybody know the correct procedures for obtaining a copyright?  Any 
>>and all advice is welcomed.  Thanks.
>
>Copyright (c) 1993 Bruce R. Giles.  All rights reserved.

I keep forgetting.... if there is _any_ chance you will sell your copyrighted
material to the United States Government add:

U.S. Government Restricted Rights

Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions
set forth in subparagraph (a) through (d) of the Commericial Computer-
Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52.227-19 when applicable, or subparagraph
(c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at
DFARS 252.227-7013, and in similar clauses in the NASA FAR Supplement.


(This is the FrameMaker copyright notice).

It seems that the U.S. Government is exempt from copyright law and if you
sell _one_ copy to any branch of the Federal government without this
"Restricted Rights" notice the government is legally entitled to make (and
use) as many copies as it wants without further compensation.


Bear Giles
bear@fsl.noaa.gov/cs.colorado.edu