The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 today that the state of Georgia can't claim copyright over its annotated code. The ruling is a victory for Carl Malamud, an open government activist who posted the ...

On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide whether states can claim copyright protection in annotated codes. State of Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., No. 18-1150.

WASHINGTON (CN) — Extending a 19th century doctrine of copyright law to legal materials created by legislatures, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled annotated versions of state codes cannot be ...

Who owns the law in Georgia? On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up that question as the justices consider whether the annotated version of Georgia code is protected under copyright law or ...

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On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts that copyright protection does not extend to the annotations in Georgia’s official annotated code.

State loses suit to keep demanding big bucks for access to its ‘Official Code’ The state of Georgia’s annotated version of state law cannot be protected under copyright law and should be made ...

Amy Swearer is a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. The state of Georgia has one, and only one, official set of laws: the Official ...