[Foundation-l] NYT: Who owns the law? (Noam Cohen)

[David Gerard]

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?


- d.



http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/business/media/29link.html

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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.