Hmm. Is there any practical help the WMF could provide in this endeavour? Aside from buckets of money, which appears to be the thing the endeavour is most in need of.
Are there other countries where the law is not easily available and a word from us would help?
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/business/media/29link.html
Link By Link Who Owns the Law? Arguments May Ensue By NOAM COHEN
IN a time when scientists are trying to patent the very genetic code that creates life, it may not be too surprising to learn that a variety of organizations — from trade groups and legal publishers to the government itself — claim copyright to the basic code that governs our society.
Carl Malamud runs PublicResource.org, which provides the text of statutes, court decisions and construction codes at no charge.