48 CFR § 727.404 - 727.404 Basic rights in data clause.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s727.404"
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title: "48 CFR § 727.404 - 727.404   Basic rights in data clause."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "727.404"
section_name: "727.404   Basic rights in data clause."
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "727"
part_name: "PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 621, Pub. L. 87-195, 75 Stat. 445, (22 U.S.C. 2381) as amended; E.O. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673; 3 CFR 1979 Comp., p. 435."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 53163, Sept. 18, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "727"
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# 727.404 727.404   Basic rights in data clause.

(a) through (f) [Reserved]

(g) When the contract includes a requirement for the contractor to assign copyright to the Government or another party, the contracting officer must insert (48 CFR) 752.227-14 and/or include an express limitation or restriction in the contract. USAID contracting officers will assert such a right in limited circumstances in accordance with the principles as stated in (48 CFR) 27.402.

[72 FR 53163, Sept. 18, 2007, as amended at 79 FR 74988, 74994, Dec. 16, 2014]