FAR 27.405-2 Existing works
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 27.405-2
- Type
- Subsection
- Last amended
- 72 FR 63045 Effective Dec 7, 2007
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
The clause at 52.227-18, Rights in Data-Existing Works, is for use in contracts exclusively for the acquisition (without modification) of existing works such as, motion pictures, television recordings, and other audiovisual works; sound recordings; musical, dramatic, and literary works; pantomimes and choreographic works; pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works; and works of a similar nature. The contract may set forth limitations consistent with the purposes for which the works covered by the contract are being acquired. Examples of these limitations are means of exhibition or transmission, time, type of audience, and geographical location. However, if the contract requires that works of the type indicated in this paragraph are to be modified through editing, translation, or addition of subject matter, etc. (rather than purchased in existing form), then see 27.405-1.
Federal Register history
| Final rule | Published | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 1999-402, FAR Part 27 Rewrite in Plain Language |
Sections cited
- FAR 52.227-18 Rights in Data-Existing Works
- FAR 27.405-1 Special works
Quick answers
What is FAR 27.405-2?
FAR 27.405-2 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Existing works".
When was FAR 27.405-2 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 1999-402, FAR Part 27 Rewrite in Plain Language" (72 FR 63045), published Nov 7, 2007 and effective Dec 7, 2007.
Are changes to FAR 27.405-2 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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