open source copyright language

[me-5yx05kfkO/aqeI1yJSURBw at public.gmane.org (Matthew Gillen)]

You asked about copyright, and correctly point out that the gov't can't
copyright anything.

But many of the answers seem to be talking about licensing, and the gov't
almost certainly would have put specific language in your contract relating to
licensing (at the very least, requiring you to grant gov't use rights).
They're /usually/ not to particular about how you license the software to
entities that aren't the gov't, but you should consult your legal dept.

Matt

On 08/07/2009 12:03 PM, Stephen Adler wrote:
> Nope. The government itself cannot copyright anything, but the 
> contracting firm can. This work is done under a research directive and 
> the source code should be available to the public.
> 
> Don Levey wrote:
> Stephen Adler wrote:
>   
>>>> Thanks guys,
>>>>
>>>> In order to help me narrow my search, I just want to mention that the 
>>>> work is done under contract for the US government for the department of 
>>>> health and human services. I'm not sure how this would affect the 
>>>> selection of the copyright. Basically, the code is paid for out of your 
>>>> tax dollars.... It should be open and out there in true freedom software 
>>>> fashion.
>>>>
>>>>     
> Were any terms already put in place by the language of your contract?
>  -Don
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