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Old 04-16-2012, 02:58 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
I'm not sure the gov't in the US can take possession of IP; its publications are automatically in the public domain. And I find it fascinating that googling turns up *nothing*, as if this were an obscure situation that's never come up in any legal setting.
The U.S. government generally doesn't get involved. It's the state government that handles it. Yes the state governments can hold copyrights. It generally makes it impossible to republish for years.

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