As you note, many, if not most, standards are not government issued. Thus,
copyright rules apply. Further, even government standards may be covered by
copyright if developed and published by a third party. Whether such
copyrights are enforceable is, if my memory serves, dependent on the federal
circuit.
-Bodi
> Hello all~
>
> Someone recently told me that standards were considered (US) government
> documents, and as such do not have copyright protection. I was under the
> impression that most standards were not created by government work, that
> they were not considered government documents for copyright purposes, and
> that clearance was necessary for copying. Looking at an IEEE standard, I
> see that it has copyright notices all over it, and that it is possible to
> obtain clearance through the Copyright Clearance Center.
>
> Could someone clarify for me whether or not standards are generally
> copyrightable?
>
> Thanks!
> Freya Anderson
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