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2008 Hearing Results: Assertion of Copyright Waived
RESOLVED:
The Legislative Counsel Committee will not assert copyright on the Oregon Revised Statutes.
2007 ORS §173.763
The meeting is called to order and the Legislative Counsel presents the issues, which are duly discussed by the members of the Legislative Counsel Committee.
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of Invited Panel
Per the instructions of Senate President Courtney, brief summaries of prepared statements were presented.
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Each member of the Legislative Counsel Committee presented questions to the panel.
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The motion is unanimously approved to waive assertion of copyright on the Oregon Revised Statutes.
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Recognition of the contributions of members of the staff of the Legislative Counsel.
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Presentation of the Great Seal of the Seal of Approval to Senate President Courtney.
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PREVIOUSLY: 05.21.2008. HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 19, 10:30AM PT!
HEARING SCHEDULED05.21.2008. The State of Oregon has scheduled a hearing for June 19, 2008 to “consider its copyright policy in light of technological developments and the Internet.” Read the hearing notice or view the full paper trail. PREVIOUSLY: KIBITZERS WELCOME!05.14.2008. A joint declaratory judgment action by Justia, Inc. and Public.Resource.Org will seek clarification from the courts as to the public domain or copyright status of the 2005 and 2007 Oregon Revised Statutes in particular and local, state, and federal cases and codes in general. The action presents the courts with a real dispute and seeks clarification as to whether the state may assert copyright over the law. In particular, we contend that the pasting of a private wrapper on a public domain package in a transparent attempt to protect a revenue stream is against public policy and is against the law. Furthermore, even if such a private wrapper were to be permitted in certain cases and under limited circumstances for clearly creative work by private corporations such as, e.g., the Disney Corporation or Thomson West, the Honorable Legislative Counsel of the Great State of Oregon is such an integral part of the law-making process that in no case may it assert such a copyright.
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