English: Article 9 of the Copyright Act states "official documents" as being documents prepared by civil servants. This is frequently used to justify placing works of state run enterprises in the public domain. There is, however, no evidence that such works are created by civil servants, which, according to the Intellectual Property Office, are employees directly hired by the government.[1] Taiwan Railways Administration, despite being a governmental agency, does not consider all of its published materials to be non-copyright-able.[2] Hence, it cannot be assumed that works of state run enterprises, such as CPC, to automatically be free of copyright. I propose that the template makes this clear.
The following items shall not be the subject matter of copyright:
The constitution, acts, regulations, or official documents.
Translations or compilations by central or local government agencies of works referred to in the preceding subparagraph.
Slogans and common symbols, terms, formulas, numerical charts, forms, notebooks, or almanacs.
Oral and literary works for news reports that are intended strictly to communicate facts.
Test questions and alternative test questions from all kinds of examinations held pursuant to laws or regulations.
The term "official documents" in the first subparagraph of the preceding paragraph includes proclamations, text of speeches, news releases, and other documents prepared by civil servants in the course of carrying out their duties.
WORKS OF STATE RUN ENTERPRISES ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY FREE OF COPYRIGHT
