Re: Public Domain outside of US

From: Hilary Cantwell <hilary[_at_]deakin.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 10:43:12 +1000

On 3/23/98, Robert Baron <rabaron[_at_]pipeline.com> wrote:
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> Is there a guide on the order of Laura Gasaway's to what qualifies as
> public domain in countries outside of the US?
>
> Depending upon which country you are in, is there a difference in what
> is considered public domain?

In Australia, government documents aren't automatically in the public domain. There are some provisions in the Act which allow some limited copying of things like statutes and court judgments.

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Hilary Cantwell

Deakin University
Geelong, Australia

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<hilary[_at_]deakin.edu.au> Received on Tue Mar 24 1998 - 23:51:25 GMT