Common use of UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES Clause in Contracts

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. Check this “United States Government Employees” option if the Work or a portion of it has been prepared by any Author (a) who is an employee of the United States Government and (b) as part of such Author’s official employment duties. A work prepared by an employee of the United States Government as part of his or her official duties is called a "work of the United States Government" and is not subject to copyright protection. If it is not prepared as part of the employee's official duties, it may be subject to copyright protection. Therefore, if this “United States Government Employees” option is checked and the work was done as part of the authors' official government duties, the Work will be published with the following legend: “Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the United States Copyright Act, a ‘work of the United States Government’ for which copyright protection under that Act is not available. As such, copyright protection does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government prepared as part of their employment.”

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. Check this “United States Government Employees” option if the Work or a portion of it has been prepared by any Author (a) who is an employee of the United States Government and (b) as part of such Author’s official employment duties. A work prepared by an employee of the United States Government as part of his or her official duties is called a "work of the United States Government" and is not subject to copyright protection. If it is not prepared as part of the employee's official duties, it may be subject to copyright protection. Therefore, if this “United States Government Employees” option is checked and the work was done as part of the authors' official government dutieschecked, the Work will be published with the following legend: “Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the United States Copyright Act, a ‘work of the United States Government’ for which copyright protection under that Act is not available. As such, copyright protection does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government prepared as part of their employment.”

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. Check this “United States Government EmployeesGovernment” option if the Work or a portion of it has been prepared by any Author (a) who is an employee of the United States Government and (b) as part of such Author’s official employment duties. A work prepared by an employee of the United States Government as part of his or her official duties is called a "work of the United States Government" and is not subject to copyright protection. If it is not prepared as part of the employee's official duties, it may be subject to copyright protection. Therefore, if this “United States Government Employees” option is checked and the work was done as part of the authors' official government dutieschecked, the Work will be published with the following legend: “Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the United States Copyright Act, a ‘work of the United States Government’ for which copyright protection under that Act is not available. As such, copyright protection does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government prepared as part of their employment.”

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. Check this “United States Government Employees” option if the Work or a portion of it has been prepared by any Author (a) who is an employee of the United States Government and (b) as part of such Author’s official employment duties. A work prepared by an employee of the United States Government as part of his or her official duties is called a "work of the United States GovernmentGovernment Employees" and is not subject to copyright protection. If it is not prepared as part of the employee's official duties, it may be subject to copyright protection. Therefore, if this “United States Government EmployeesGovernment” option is checked and the work was done as part of the authors' official government dutieschecked, the Work will be published with the following legend: “Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the United States Copyright Act, a ‘work of the United States Government’ for which copyright protection under that Act is not available. As such, copyright protection does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government prepared as part of their employment.”