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Title XVII: Other Defense Matters

Sec. 1703Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty member of a Space Force professional military education program in the course of employment: free use by the Federal Government

TL;DR

Amends title 17, United States Code relating to copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty member of a space force professional military education program in the course of employment: free use by the federal government.

Statutory text

(a) Use by Federal Government. Subsection

(d) (2) of section 105 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subparagraphs (M) through (O) as subparagraphs (O) through (Q); and(2)by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following new subparagraphs:(M)Space Force Senior Level Education Program.(N)Space Force Intermediate Level Education Program..

(b) Conforming amendments. Subsection (c) of such section is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)—(A)by striking through (L) and inserting through (N); and(B)by striking subparagraph (M) and inserting subparagraph (O);(2)in paragraph (2), by striking subsection

(d)

(2) (M) and inserting subsection

(d)

(2) (O);(3)in paragraph (3), by striking subsection

(d)

(2) (N) and inserting subsection

(d)

(2) (P); and(4)in paragraph (4), by striking subsection

(d)

(2) (O) and inserting subsection

(d)

(2) (Q).