If the grantee assigns his copyright in scientific and technical articles produced under a Government grant to a publisher, what rights does the Government have in the article?
Pursuant to Section 36 of OMB Circular A-110(a)112, “the Federal awarding agency(ies) reserve a royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so.” The Government’s license rights attach to the articles and later assignment by the grantee to a publisher are subject to these rights. .
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