The participants generally preferred to use and recommend materials that are in the public domain and not subject to copyright, and most of the organizations they represent want their information to reach the public unhindered. Materials produced by or funded by the Federal and most state and local government generally can’t be copyrighted and are in the public domain. Increasingly, such materials are posted on the Internet. In addition, a participant stated that if an agency is producing something with outside support, they should be required to make it freely available. Materials intended only for health professionals were the.
