Re: Is Clinton in the public domain?

From: Greg Elin <elin[_at_]interport.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 10:10:21 -0400 (EDT)

At 10:08 AM 4/9/96 -0500, Mark Lemley wrote:

>

> Well, actually, my question is whether a speech given by a president
> of the United States is in the public domain under section 105 as a
> work of the United States government. The speech is fixed in a press
> release issued on White House letterhead by Clinton's press secretary.
> It was given at a funeral -- not a government function, but one in
> which the President was at least arguably acting in his official
> capacity.

Is the President work-for-hire? I like it!



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Received on Fri Apr 12 1996 - 14:14:20 GMT

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