Letters from Government Officials

S. Martin Keleti replies:

>> The official was acting in his/her official capacity? If so, Sec.
>> 105 would appear to apply: "Copyright protection under this title is
>> not available for any work of the United States Government." A
>> letter is a "literary work." A letter from the government is just
>> not eligible for copyright. It's public domain ab initio.

Thank you; that's what I thought. The official in question, I've now learned, is a U.S. Senator and, yes, writing in his official capacity.

--Dodi Schultz Received on Tue Jan 01 2002 - 19:12:29 GMT