48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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6 sections with “libelous”

  • FAR 27.405-1 Special works.
    …sult of any violation of trade secrets, copyrights, right of privacy or publicity, or any libelous or other unlawful matter arising out of or contained in any production or compilation of data that are subject to the clause, may be deleted …
  • FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data—Special Works.
    …creation, delivery, publication, or use of any data furnished under this contract; or any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in such data. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply unless the Government provides notice to the C…
  • FAR 52.227-18 Rights in Data—Existing Works.
    …ation, delivery, publication or use of any data furnished under this contract; or (2) any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in such data. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply unless the Government provides notice to the C…
  • DFARS 227.7105-1 General.
    …y arise out of the creation, content, performance, use, or disclosure of the work or from libelous or other unlawful material contained in the work. Follow the procedures at 227.7103 when the Government does not need to control distribution…
  • DFARS 252.227-7020 Rights in special works.
    … display, or disclosure of any works furnished under this contract, or (2) based upon any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in such works. (f) Government-furnished information. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of this clause are not applic…
  • DFARS 252.227-7021 Rights in data—existing works.
    …tion, delivery, or use, of any works furnished under this contract, or (2) based upon any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in same works. (End of clause)

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.