Civil Defense: What To Do In A Gas Attack

This film was produced by the Office of Civilian Defense, a United States federal government agency established during World War II. Under the U.S. Copyright Act (specifically 17 U.S.C. § 105), works created by the United States Government and its employees as part of their official duties are not eligible for copyright protection within the United States. Because the film is a work of the federal government, it entered the public domain immediately upon creation regardless of copyright notice or renewal registration. It is widely preserved and distributed by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Prelinger Archives as a public domain resource for historical study.