48 CFR § 27.404-1 - 27.404-1 Unlimited rights data.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s27.404-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 27.404-1 - 27.404-1 Unlimited rights data."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "27.404-1"
section_name: "27.404-1 Unlimited rights data."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 63049, Nov. 7, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "27"
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# 27.404-1 27.404-1 Unlimited rights data.
The Government acquires unlimited rights in the following data except for copyrighted works as provided in 27.404-3:
(a) Data first produced in the performance of a contract (except to the extent the data constitute minor modifications to data that are limited rights data or restricted computer software).
(b) Form, fit, and function data delivered under contract.
(c) Data (except as may be included with restricted computer software) that constitute manuals or instructional and training material for installation, operation, or routine maintenance and repair of items, components, or processes delivered or furnished for use under a contract.
(d) All other data delivered under the contract other than limited rights data or restricted computer software (see 27.404-2).