No license is required to transfer to anyone, anywhere, information that is public.

Information is public when it is already published or will be published in electronic or hard copy, through one of the following means:

1. Results from fundamental research;
2. Libraries open to the public, including most university libraries;
3. Publication in periodicals, books, print, unrestricted subscriptions, or electronic or other media that are available for general distribution to any member of the public for a reasonable cost;
4. Published patents;
5. Published patent applications, as long as the information does not concern a spacecraft or other military item or a component specifically designed or modified for such;
6. Open conferences, seminars, meetings, trade shows, exhibitions in the United States only (if the information pertains to military items or spacecrafts or to components specifically designed or modified for them) or anywhere in the world (if the information pertains to dual use items), which are generally accessible to the public for a fee reasonably related to the cost, and where attendees may take notes and leave with notes;
7. Websites that are free and accessible to the public, without the host's knowledge or control of who visits the site or downloads software/information.