A Lecture on Camouflage

Under section 105 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (and its predecessors), any work created by an officer or employee of the United States federal government as part of that person's official duties is a 'work of the United States Government.' Such works are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States and enter the public domain immediately upon creation. 'A Lecture on Camouflage' (specifically the 1944 instructional film featuring animation by the First Motion Picture Unit) was produced by the U.S. Army Air Forces. Because it is a product of a federal agency created for military training purposes, it is inherently in the public domain. No copyright registration or renewal was ever possible for this work, and it is frequently archived and distributed by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) without restriction.