Iran–United States copyright relations  From Wikipedia, the free
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to: navigation, search  According to Circular 38a of the U.S.
Copyright Office, Iran has no official copyright relations
whatsoever with the United States.  Published works originating
in Iran thus are not copyrighted in the United States,
regardless of the local copyright laws of these countries. See
17 U.S.C. § 104(b), quoted in the Circular. Unpublished works,
however, are copyrighted regardless of their origin or of the
nationality of the works' authors, as long as they remain
unpublished. See 17 U.S.C. § 104(a).  Freely distributed
unlicensed software[edit]  Examples of popular items reproduced
without license in Iran. The Microsoft Windows CD has a price
tag of roughly $US 2.5 on it.  Microsoft products can be copied
and distributed freely in Iran, whether by government offices,
universities, or personal users.[1][2][3] There are shopping
centers in Tehran and other cities in