Category:PD-MoldovaGov

Works in this category are in the public domain because in Moldova official acts are exempt from copyright. Law of the Republic of Moldova on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights no. 139 of July 2, 2010

Article 8. Works Not Protected by Copyright

• Copyright shall not extend to:
  1. Official documents (laws, court decisions, etc.) or to the official translations thereof;
  2. State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs, etc.);
  3. Folklore expressions;
  4. Daily news and facts of simple informational nature.

Works in this category are also in the public domain in the U.S. because they are edicts of a government, local or foreign. See § 313.6(C)(2) of the Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices. Such documents include "legislative enactments, judicial decisions, administrative rulings, public ordinances, or similar types of official legal materials" as well as "any translation prepared by a government employee acting within the course of his or her official duties."