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From: new@udel.EDU (Darren New)
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Subject: Re: another of the most commonly asked question .. Obtaining ISO Documents
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Date: 22 Feb 89 21:36:20 GMT
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In article <3035@homxb.ATT.COM> hrs@homxb.ATT.COM (H.SILBIGER) writes:
>ISO standards can be ordered from ANSI in New York City.  Some libraries have them.  
>They are not public domain, since they are expensive to produce,, and ISO
>is supported by National Bodies such as ANSI, BSI and DIN, which are not
>government organizations, but have membership fees.
>Herman Silbiger  hrs@batavier.ATT.COM

On the other hand, of the six or eight documents I have gotten from ANSI,
none have had a copyright notice anywhere within the text. I'll agree
that you can't get the docs from ANSI for free (usually around $35-$60
for the ones I ordered) but they do indeed seem to be in the public domain,
meaning that they can be copied and redistributed without fee.
What page is the copyright notice on, if you have seen one?
		     - Darren New