Copyright status of government works
The copyright status of government works varies around the world. Here are some examples:
Australia
In Australia, government works are subject to Crown copyright, which expires after 50 years.[1][2]
Canada
In Canada, government works are subject to Crown copyright, which expires after 50 years.[3][4]
India
In India, government works are copyrighted, but many data and datasets are released under the Government Open Data License – India (GODL-India) for reuse.[5][6]
Indonesia
In Indonesia, government works are public domain.[7][8]
Philippines
In the Philippines, government works of any level are public domain.[9][10][11]
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, government works are subject to Crown copyright, which expires after 50 years. However, the UK government applies the Open Government Licence to many, but not all works.[12][13]
United States
In the United States, works of the federal government are public domain. However, the status of the works of state, local, DC, or territorial governments is varied.[14][15]
References
- ↑ "Copyright Act 1968". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Copyright". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Crown copyright - Department of National Defence". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42)". Government of Canada - Justice Laws Website. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Government Open Data License - India (GODL)". Open Government Data (data.gov.in). Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". Open Government Data (data.gov.in). Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Law No. 28 of 2014 on Copyright". WIPO. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 28 of 2014 on Copyrights (text)". Wikisource. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Copyright". National Library of the Philippines / Copyright Division. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8293)". ChanRobles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Philippines/gu". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Crown copyright - UK Government licensing framework". The National Archives (UK). Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Open Government Licence". The National Archives (UK). Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Learn about copyright and federal government materials". USA.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices". Wikisource / U.S. Copyright Office excerpt. Retrieved 2025-11-19.