Law.Gov: America's Operating System, Open Source
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Proposes law.gov as a distributed authenticated registry and repository for all primary legal materials providing reliable bulk access to statutes opinions and regulations across federal state and local levels. Reports from 15 workshops uncover that 21 states assert copyright on regulations and that Colorado Georgia Idaho Mississippi and Wyoming warn statutes may not be copied while California forces a click through license banning public and nonprofit redistribution. Senate FTC House and Ninth Circuit request briefings on making the law open source.
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