‘Public Resource’ Wins 2012 Case. Judge Rules Posting Regulations Online is Fair Use
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 17, 2023
From an EFF announcement this week:
Technical standards like fire and electrical codes developed by private organizations but incorporated into public law can be freely disseminated without any liability for copyright infringement, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The judge ruled that posting the materials constituted fair use — so the nonprofit group doing the posting won't be liable for copyright infringement. The
