48 CFR § 227.7202-3 - 227.7202-3 Rights in commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation.

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title: "48 CFR § 227.7202-3 - 227.7202-3   Rights in commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "227.7202-3"
section_name: "227.7202-3   Rights in commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "227"
part_name: "PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36389, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 227.7202-3 227.7202-3   Rights in commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation.

(a) The Government shall have only the rights specified in the license under which the commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation was obtained.

(b) If the Government has a need for rights not conveyed under the license customarily provided to the public, the Government must negotiate with the contractor to determine if there are acceptable terms for transferring such rights. The specific rights granted to the Government shall be enumerated in the contract license agreement or an addendum thereto.