48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “derivative software”

  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    … Unlimited rights means the rights of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose, and to have or permit…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …s unless mutually agreed to by the parties to the nondisclosure agreement. (d) Rights in derivative computer software or computer software documentation. The Government shall retain its rights in the unchanged portions of any computer soft…
  • FAR 27.404-2 Limited rights data and restricted computer software.
    …other computer software, provided that the modified, adapted, or combined portions of the derivative software incorporating any of the delivered, restricted computer software shall be subject to the same restricted rights; (v) Disclosed to…
  • FAR 52.227-19 Commercial Computer Software License.
    …other computer software, provided that the modified, adapted, or combined portions of the derivative software incorporating any of the delivered, commercial computer software shall be subject to same restrictions set forth in this contract;…
  • DFARS 227.7203-5 Government rights.
    …fy all negotiated rights in a license agreement made part of the contract. (e) Rights in derivative computer software or computer software documentation. The clause at 252.227-7014 protects the Government's rights in computer software, com…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …splayed, or disclosed Contractor software marked with restrictive legends. (d) Rights in derivative computer software or computer software documentation. The Government shall retain its rights in the unchanged portions of any computer soft…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    … Unlimited rights means the right of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, and to hav…
  • FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data—Special Works.
    … Unlimited rights means the rights of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose, and to have or permit…
  • FAR 27.401 Definitions.
    … Unlimited rights means the rights of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose, and to have or permit…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …e Government a paid-up nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute to the public, perform publicly and display publicly by or on behalf of the Government, for all data (other than computer…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …(a)(2), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4863. (G) Use the provision at 252.225-7010, Commercial Derivative Military Article—Specialty Metals Compliance Certificate, as prescribed in 225.7003-5(b), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4863. (H) Use the claus…
  • DFARS 227.7103-9 Copyright.
    … data, publicly perform or display the data or, through the right to modify data, prepare derivative works. The extent to which the Government, and others acting on its behalf, may exercise these rights varies for each of the standard data …
  • DFARS 227.7106 Contracts for special works.
    …usive, paid up, world-wide license to make and distribute copies of that work, to prepare derivative works, to perform or display publicly any portion of the work, and to permit others to do so for government purposes. Grant permission only…
  • DFARS 227.7203-9 Copyright.
    …m or display the software or documentation and, through the right to modify data, prepare derivative works. The extent to which the Government, and others acting on its behalf, may exercise these rights varies for each of the standard data …
  • DFARS 227.7205 Contracts for special works.
    …usive, paid up, world-wide license to make and distribute copies of that work, to prepare derivative works, to perform or display any portion of that work, and to permit others to do so for government purposes. Grant permission only when th…
  • DFARS 252.227-7020 Rights in special works.
    …nment a royalty-free, world-wide, nonexclusive, irrevocable license to reproduce, prepare derivative works from, distribute, perform, or display, and to have or authorize others to do so, the Contractor's copyrighted works not first produce…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.