Copyright Law of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar: Section 16: If a literary or artistic work or an object of related rights is involved in any of the following, copyright or related rights protection shall not extend to:

(a) idea, procedure, method of operation, mathematical concept, principle, discovery or data;

(b) news of the day or miscellaneous facts having the character of mere items of press information;

(c) constitution and legislation;

(d) rules, regulations and bye-laws, and notifications, orders, directives and procedures issued by the Governmental departments, Governmental organizations and Departments;

(e) judicial decisions and orders;

(f) official translation and collection of those in subsections (c) to (e) by the Government.