Oregon claims copyright in its statutes

With wonderfully ironic timing – the American Associations of Law Libraries meets in Portland in July – the Legislative Counsel Committee of the State of Oregon sent a cease-and-desist letter to Justia, a free online resource for judicial decisions and statutes, claiming that Justia’s posting of the Oregon Revised Statutes violates its copyright. Sam Bayard blogs about the … Continue reading Oregon claims copyright in its statutes