Last week, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously reversed a lower court decision that prohibited public-records…
Carl Malamud
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Court Rules Georgia’s Annotated Legal Code is Copyrighted
Public-domain activist Carl Malamud suffered another legal setback last week when a federal judge ruled that the state of Georgia can copyright annotations to its…
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Court: Posting Standards Online Violates Copyright Law
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that public-records activist Carl Malamud’s organization, Public.Resource.Org, violated copyright law by publicly sharing…
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2016: That Was the Year That Was
As 2016 rolls over into 2017, I'm looking back on another year of learning and growing as the editor of DWM. Yes, I'm still somewhat of…
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Court Hears Crucial Case Over Access to Standards
On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments in the copyright-infringement lawsuit against public-records activist Carl Malamud, who is being…
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Building Codes vs. Copyright Law: Legal Showdown Heats Up
The long-running debate over who "owns" the standards used in legally binding construction codes gets another big platform next month. In August, the American Bar Association (ABA)…
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Cases Shed Light on Copyright Protection of Standards Developers
A California-based public records activist continues to fight for the right to publish building standards and legal codes for free access of the public. Carl…
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Who “Owns” Legally Binding Construction Codes?
The state of Georgia has filed a lawsuit against public-domain activist Carl Malamud for publishing the state’s entire legal code online. It’s the latest legal…