The copyright status of government works varies around the world. Here are some examples:
Australia In Australia, government works are subject to Crown copyright, which expires after 50 years.
Canada In Canada, government works are subject to Crown copyright, which expires after 50 years.
India In India, government works are copyrighted, but many data and datasets are released under the Government Open Data License – India (GODL-India) for reuse.
Indonesia In Indonesia, government works are public domain.
Philippines In the Philippines, government works of any level are public domain.
United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, government works are subject to Crown copyright, which expires after 50 years. However, the UK government applies the Open Government Licence to many, but not all works.
United States In the United States, works of the federal government are public domain. However, the status of the works of state, local, DC, or territorial governments is varied.
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