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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
A work of the United States government, as defined by the United States copyright law, is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties."[1] In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act,[2] such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain.
A work of the United States government, as defined by the United States copyright law, is "a work prepared by an officer or
employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties."[1] In general, under section 105 of the
Copyright Act,[2] such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public
domain.

This act only applies to U.S. domestic copyright as that is the extent of U.S. federal law. The U.S. government asserts that it can still hold the copyright to those works in other countries.[3][4]
This act only applies to U.S. domestic copyright as that is the extent of U.S. federal law. The U.S. government asserts that
it can still hold the copyright to those works in other countries.[3][4]

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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