Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Florida

I'm looking to publish a how to book for the restaurant industry. Are the forms available on line from various State and Federal government agencies allowed to be used in my book, or do I need to get permission to include them?

For example, the FDA permits downloading of the USDA Food Code free of charge. The State of Florida offers charts and signs for use by food service operators, free of charge for downloading.


Asked on 1/02/10, 12:53 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

I think that you are safe to use these; however, the better proactice might be to just include the link so that your reader will always have the most up to date form available.

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Answered on 1/08/10, 6:45 am


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