Public Knowledge: Supreme Court Reaffirms Public's Right to Access State Laws
April 28, 2020
April 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Public Knowledge issued the following statement on April 27 by Policy Counsel Meredith Rose:
The United States Supreme Court determined that official annotations to state law are not eligible for copyright protection in the case of Georgia v. Public Resource.Org.
"Today's decision is a resounding victory for public access to the law. The Supreme Court has held for over a century that edicts of government cannot be locked away under copyright . . .
The United States Supreme Court determined that official annotations to state law are not eligible for copyright protection in the case of Georgia v. Public Resource.Org.
"Today's decision is a resounding victory for public access to the law. The Supreme Court has held for over a century that edicts of government cannot be locked away under copyright . . .