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ublic domain! Free State Government Information ( F S G I ) Because State Gov Info Needs to be Free — in the public domain! Menu Home About Contact Us Get Involved! Resources Bibliography State Copyright Categories Affinity Groups Presentations State Copyright Resource Center Home WHY: Contrary to popular belief, state agencies do have the right to copyright their publications.” ~ Margaret T. Lane, Selecting and Organizing State Government Publications” 1987. Even if states do not actively place a copyright mark on their publications, 17 US Code Section 102(a) automatically places them under copyright. Additionally, states do have the ability to actively copyright their publications. Unfortunately, most state laws are ambiguous and often unknown, even by agencies within their state. FSGI is seeking to clarify these policies and ensure the widest possible access and use of state government information. WHO: Librarians and information professionals Creators of government information Researchers, educators, students Government policymakers HOW: Awareness Campaigns Development of Model Legislation Support and Assistance 2 thoughts onHome ” Lisa January 21, 2014 at 7:47 pm I would like to get involved with FSGI. I am a public librarian. Reply ↓ Kris Kasianovitz Post author May 7, 2014 at 5:08 pm Excellent! Thanks for getting in touch, Lisa! We need public library representation in our group! We will email you! Reply ↓ Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed . Recent Posts CA Assembly Bill 2880 – State Intellectual Property is a leap in the wrong direction! June 12, 2016 FSGI CopyTalk Presentation and Slides March 18, 2016 We’re presenting Feb. 4 for the CopyTalk Webinar! February 1, 2016 Get Involved! Copyright and Ohio State Documents October 18, 2015 Presentation at Best Practices Exchange 2015 Conference October 18, 2015 Recent Comments Kris Kasianovitz on State Copyright Resource Center Sarah Erekson on State Copyright Resource Center State Government Information and the copyright conundrum - District Dispatch on About Kris Kasianovitz on State Copyright Categories Erik Beck on State Copyright Categories Archives June 2016 March 2016 February 2016 October 2015 July 2015 June 2015 February 2015 October 2014 August 2014 May 2014 January 2014 November 2013 RSS - Posts Presentations Presentations Select Category Bibliography (3) Events (6) Get Involved (1) In the News (9) Legislative Action (3) State Laws (1) Meta Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.org Proudly powered by...