Registry of Activities of Public.Resource.Org (2015–2017)

1. Standards and Codes

• API 2C (2004) — Specification for Offshore Pedestal Mounted Cranes
• 36 CFR 1194 — [Proposed] Information And Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines
• IETF RFC 4103 — RTP Payload for Text Conversation
• ANSI/HFES 200 — Human Factors Engineering of Software User Interfaces, Part 2: Accessibility
• EN 71-1:2011+A3:2014 — Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
• EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014 — Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
• EN 71-3:2013 — Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements
• EN 71-4:2013 — Safety of toys - Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
• EN 71-5:2013 — Safety of toys - Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets
• EN 71-7:2014 — Safety of toys - Part 7: Finger paints - Requirements and test methods
• EN 71-8:2011 — Safety of toys - Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use
• EN 71-12:2013 — Safety of toys - Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances
• EN 71-13:2014 — Safety of toys - Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games
• ASTM F406 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards [16 CFR 1221]
• ASTM F833 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Carriages and Strollers [16 CFR 1227]
• ASTM F963 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Toy Safety [15 USC 2056b]
• ASTM F977 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Infant Walkers [16 CFR 1216]
• ASTM F1169 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Full-Size Baby Cribs [16 CFR 1219]
• ASTM F1967 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Infant Bath Seats [16 CFR 1215]
• ASTM F2050 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Hand-Held Infant Carriers [16 CFR 1225]
• ASTM F2080 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Infant Swings [16 CFR 1223]
• ASTM F2194 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Bassinets and Cradles [16 CFR 1218]
• ASTM F2236 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers [16 CFR 1226]
• ASTM F2549 — Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Frame Child Carriers [16 CFR 1230]
• Official Code of Georgia Annotated, July 2015 Update, 52 volumes. [Bulk Access | Searchable Interface]

2. Comments on Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

2.1. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) (Dept. of Transportation)

• Subject: Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Amendments (RRR)
• Regulations.Gov Docket: PHMSA-2013-0225 (Docket Closed March 24, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 3787, January 23, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: March 24, 2015
• Co-Signatories: Greenpeace USA
• Final Rule: 81 FR 35483, June 2, 2016

2.2. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (Dept. of Transportation)

• Subject: National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Pavement Condition for the National Highway Performance Program and Bridge Condition for the National Highway Performance Program
• Regulations.Gov Docket: FHWA-2013-0053 (Docket Closed April 6, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 325, January 5, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: April 3, 2015
• Co-Signatories: Center for Auto Safety
• Final Rule: 80 FR 325, January 18, 2017

2.3. United States Coast Guard (Dept. of Homeland Security)

• Subject: Commercial Diving Operations - Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
• Regulation.Gov Docket: USCG-1998-3786 (Docket Closed May 20, 2015, Subsequently Reopened)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 9151, Feburary 19, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: May 7, 2015
• Co-Signatories: Certified Divers, Including Joichi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab; David Helvarg, Executive Director, Blue Frontier Campaign; Buck Calabro, Professional Computer Programmer and Diver; Grant W. Graves, Director and Director of Photography; Aaron Turner, Professional Computer Programmer and Diver; Wendy Turner, Program Manager and Diver
• Extension of Rulemaking: 80 FR 51173, August 24, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: October 23, 2015

2.4. United States Access Board

• Subject: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines
• Regulations.Gov Docket: ATBCB-2015-0002 (Docket Closed May 28, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 CFR 10879, February 27, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: May 28, 2012
• Co-Signatories: Sina Bahram, Expert on Accessibility and James S. Tyre, Attorney
• Final Rule: 80 FR 10879, January 18, 2017

2.5. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) (Dept. of the Interior)

• Subject: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control
• Regulations.Gov Docket: BSEE-2015-0002 (Docket Closed July 16, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 31560, June 3, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: June 3, 2015
• Co-Signatories: Greenpeace USA
• Final Rule: April 29, 2016
• Proposed Rule: November 17, 2016

2.6. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (Dept. of Transportation)

• Subject: Design Standards for Highways
• Regulations.Gov Docket: FHWA-2015-0003 (Docket Closed July 2, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 31327, June 2, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: June 15, 2015
• Co-Signatories: Elizabeth Deakin, Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley; Kendra K. Levine, Research Library, UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies; Ruth Miller, Transportation Consultant; Ralph Nader, Lawyer; Center for Auto Safety; National Association of City Transportation Officials
• Final Rule: 80 FR 61302, October 13, 2015

2.7. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) (Dept. of the Interior)

• Subject: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Update of Incorporated Cranes Standard
• Regulations.Gov Docket: BSEE-2014-0002 (Docket Closed July 15, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 34113, June 15, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments:
  • July 15, 2015 (Main Comment)
  • July 15, 2015 (Animated GIF Attachment)
  • July 15, 2015 (HTML Attachment)
  • July 20, 2015 (Protest over Procedural Irregularities)
  • September 9, 2015 (Answer to Protest)
• Final Rule: 81 FR 46477, July 15, 2016
• Final Rule: 81 FR 61833, September 7, 2016

2.8. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) (Dept. of Transportation)

• Subject: Pipeline Safety: Plastic Pipe Rule
• Regulations.Gov Docket: PHMSA-2014-0098 (Docket Closed July 31, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 29263, May 21, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: July 24, 2015
• Co-Signatories: DeSmogBlog; Eric Ball, Resident of San Bruno; James Creech, Resident of Burlingame; James Cutsinger, First Responder, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department

2.9. Consumer Product Safety Commission

• Subject: Safety Standard for Infant Bathtubs
• Regulations.Gov Docket: CPSC-2015-0019 (Docket Closed October 28, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 48769, August 14, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: October 28, 2015
• Final Rule: 82 FR 15615, March 30, 2017

2.10. Consumer Product Safety Commission

• Subject: Garage Door Operator Safety Standard
• Regulations.Gov Docket: CPSC-2015-0025 (Docket Closed November 16, 2015)
• Notice of Rulemaking: 80 FR 53036, September 2, 2015
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: November 16, 2015
• Final Rule: April 7, 2016

2.11. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• Subject: Electric Vehicle Standards
• Regulations.Gov Docket: NHTSA-2011-0148
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 78 FR 2797, January 14, 2013
• Notice of Final Rulemaking: 81 FR 90416, December 14, 2016
• Public.Resource.Org Comments: December 14, 2016

3. FOIA Requests for Standards Incorporated by Reference

In each case, a Freedom of Information Act request is submitted asking for copies of standards that have been incorporated by reference. Public.Resource.Org is represented by Public Citizen for these requests.

3.1. U.S. Access Board

• FOIA Request to U.S. Access Board (April 1, 2015)
• Response from the U.S. Access Board (April 20, 2015)
• Appeal to the U.S. Access Board (May 14, 2015)
• Denial of Appeal from the U.S. Access Board (June 10, 2015)

3.2. Consumer Products Safety Commission

• FOIA Request to U.S. CPSC (April 1, 2015)
• Status Response from U.S. CPSC (April 2, 2015)
• Denial from U.S. CPSC (May 18, 2015)
• Appeal to the U.S. CPSC (May 28, 2015)
• Denial of Appeal from U.S. CPSC (June 24, 2015)
• FOIA Request to the U.S. CPSC (September 10, 2015)
• Permission form for purchase of the law from the Vendor (September 10, 2015)
• Denial of permission for purchase of the law from the Vendor (September 11, 2015)
• Status response from U.S. CPSC (September 16, 2015)
• Response from U.S. CPSC (September 23, 2015)
• Appeal to the U.S. CPSC (October 2, 2015)
• Interim Appeal Response from the U.S. CPSC (November 2, 2015)
• Response from U.S. CPSC (January 29, 2016)
• Appeal to U.S. CPSC (February 8, 2016)
• Denial from U.S. CPSC (March 10, 2016)

3.3. Office of the Federal Register (National Archives and Records Administration

• FOIA Response from the Office of the Federal Register (August 3, 2009)
• FOIA Request to National Archives and Records Administration (April 1, 2015)
• FOIA Request to Office of the Federal Register (April 1, 2015)
• Response from the Office of the Federal Register (May 18, 2015)
• Appeal to the Office of the Federal Register (June 9, 2015)
• Status report from the Office of the Federal Register (September 29, 2015)
• Denial of Appeal from the Office of the Federal Register (December 22, 2015)

3.4. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• FOIA Request to HUD (April 1, 2015)
• Response from HUD (June 15, 2015)
• Denial of permission for purchase of the law from the Vendor (June 17, 2015)
• Completed permission form for purchase of the law from the Vendor (June 18, 2015)
• Permission form for purchase of the law from the Vendor (June 25, 2015)
• FOIA Request to HUD (July 2, 2015)
• Response from HUD (August 6, 2015)
• Appeal to HUD (August 12, 2015)
• Status response from HUD (August 14, 2015)
• Denial from HUD (September 10, 2015)

3.5. Mine Safety and Health Administration (Dept. of Labor)

• FOIA Request to MSHA (April 1, 2015)
• Status Response from MSHA (April 27, 2015)
• Denial from MSHA (May 5, 2015)
• Appeal to the MSHA (May 28, 2015)
• Receipt of Request of Appeal from MSHA June 22, 2015)

3.6. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Dept. of Labor)

• FOIA Request to OSHA (April 1, 2015)
• Denial from OSHA (April 30, 2015)
• Appeal to OSHA (May 28, 2015)
• Receipt of Appeal from OSHA (June 22, 2015)

3.7. U.S. Coast Guard (Dept. of Homeland Security)

• FOIA Request to U.S. Coast Guard (April 1, 2015)
• Rejection of Request from U.S. Coast Guard (July 15, 2015)
• FOIA Request to U.S. Coast Guard (September 9, 2015)

3.8. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) (Dept. of Transportation)

• FOIA Request to PHMSA (April 1, 2015)
• Denial from PHMSA (April 16, 2015)
• Appeal to PHMSA (May 5, 2015)
• Denial of Right of Appeal from PHMSA (May 12, 2015)

3.9. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) (Dept. of Transportation)

• FOIA Request to NHTSA (April 1, 2015)
• Response from NHTSA (April 16, 2015)
• Appeal to NHTSA (May 4, 2015)
• Denial of Appeal from NHTSA (June 12, 2015)

4. FOIA Requests for Ethics Issues

In each case where a government official is on the board of directors of a private Standards Development Organization, a request is submitted asking for documentation about the relationship and potential conflicts of interest.

4.1. National Institute of Standards and Technology

• FOIA Request to NIST (July 22, 2015)
• Response from NIST August 5, 2015)
• FOIA Request to NIST (August 6, 2015)
• FOIA Request to the Department of Commerce (August 6, 2015)
• FOIA Response from the Department of Commerce (May 16, 2016)

4.2. U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission

• FOIA Request to the U.S. CPSC (July 22, 2015)
• Response from U.S. CPSC (August 11, 2015)

4.3. Department of Defense

• FOIA Request to the Department of Defense (July 22, 2015)
• Referral from the Department of Defense (August 19, 2015)
• Status response from the Department of Defense (September 25, 2015)
• Response from the Department of Defense (September 28, 2015)

4.4. Department of Energy

• FOIA Request to the Department of Energy (July 22, 2015)
• Status response from the Department of Energy (July 31, 2015)
• Response from the Department of Energy (September 8, 2015)

4.5. Environmental Protection Agency

• FOIA Request to the EPA (July 22, 2015)
• Status response from the EPA (July 29, 2015)
• Status response from the EPA (August 8, 2015)
• Final response from the EPA (April 5, 2016)

4.6. Food and Drug Administration

• FOIA Request to the Food and Drug Administration (July 22, 2015)

4.7. U.S. Air Force

• FOIA Request to the Air Force (July 22, 2015)
• Response from the Air Force (September 8, 2015)

5. FOIA Requests for Communications with SDOs

In each case, a FOIA request is submitted asking for any communications the agency has had with private Standards Development Organizations.

5.1. Administrative Conference of the United States

• FOIA Request to ACUS (June 9, 2015)
• Response letter from the Administrative Conference of the United States (June 24, 2015)
• Response files from ACUS (June 24, 2015)

5.2. U.S. Access Board

• FOIA Request to the U.S. Access Board (June 8, 2015)
• Response from the U.S. Access Board (July 2, 2015)

5.3. National Institute of Standards and Technology

• FOIA Request to NIST (March 12, 2014)
• Interim Response from NIST (April 30, 2014)
• Response from NIST (August 27, 2014)
• Final Response from NIST (November 11, 2014)

5.4. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (Dept. of the Interior)

• FOIA Request to BSEE (June 8, 2015)
• Status response from BSEE (June 9, 2015)
• FOIA response from BSEE (July 29, 2015)

5.5. Federal Highway Administration (Dept. of Transportation)

• FOIA Request to the Federal Highway Administration (June 8, 2015)
• Status response from the Federal Highway Administration (June 9, 2015)
• Response from the Federal Highway Administration (June 11, 2015)

5.6. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Dept. of Labor)

• Request to OSHA (May 14, 2015)
• Receipt of Request from OSHA (May 29, 2015)
• Response to Request from OSHA (June 12, 2015)

5.7. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Dept. of Transportation)

• FOIA Request to PHMSA (June 8, 2015)
• Denial of Expedited Treatment from PHMSA (June 12, 2015)
• Response to Request from PHMSA (November 2, 2016)

6. Litigation and Petitions

6.1. American Society for Testing and Materials et. al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Hon. Tanya S. Chutkan
• Docket: 1:13-cv-01215
• Current Status: Motions for Summary Judgment have been granted in favor of plaintiffs and are pending appeal.
• Representation: Fenwick & West, EFF, Durie Tangri, David Halperin

6.2. American Educational Research Association, Inc. et. al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Hon. Tanya S. Chutkan
• Docket: 1:14-cv-00857
• Current Status: Motions for Summary Judgment have been granted in favor of plaintiffs and are pending appeal.
• Representation: Fenwick & West, EFF, Durie Tangri, David Halperin

6.3. Public.Resource.Org v. United States Internal Revenue Service

• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Hon. William H. Orrick
• Docket: 3:13-cv-02789
• Current Status: The case has concluded and the Judge has ruled in favor of Public.Resource.Org. The IRS has announced that starting in 2016, they will begin wholesale release of e-file versions of nonprofit tax returns. Pro Publica has taken over our IRS archive and a full dump of all 8 million files is available on the Internet Archive for others wishing to serve this data
• Documents:
  • Full archive of letters and reports sent from 2012 to 2015
  • Form 990s in e-file format released in 2015
• Representation: Davis Wright Tremaine, assisted by David Halperin

6.4. Code Revision Commission et. al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Hon. Mark H. Cohen
• Docket: 1:15-cv-02594
• Current Status: The judge has ruled against Public Resource on Summary Judgment and the case is on appeal.
• Representation: Alston & Bird, assisted by Durie Tangri and David Halperin

6.5. DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. and Carl Malamud

• Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht (Hanseatic Higher Regional Court), Hamburg, Germany
• Docket: Aktenzeichen 5 U 76/15
• Current Status: An adverse judgment in the Hamburg District Court has been appealed to the Court of Second Instance. Our brief has been filed and it has been answered.
• Representation: Morrison Foerster, iRights.Law

6.6. Petition to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Her Majesty's Government, United Kingdom

• Petition Submitted on 5 October 2015

6.7. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

• High Court of Delhi in New Delhi
• Docket: WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 11901 OF 2015, December 12, 2015.
• Government Response: Counter Affidavit on Behalf of Bureau of Indian Standards, July 28, 2016.
• Correspondence:
  • 31-Oct-2014 — Petition to the Honorable Ministry
  • 12-Mar-2015 — Letter to the Indian Roads Congress
  • 22-Apr-2015 — Letter to Hon. Director General
  • 04-May-2015 — Letter to the Prime Minister
  • 04-May-2015 K — Letter to Shri Rahul Gandhi
  • 08-Jun-2015 — Letter from the Bureau of Indian Standards
  • 09-Jun-2015 — Letter to the Hon. Principal Secretary
• Current Status: The Court will reconvene on September 24, 2016 on the matter.
• Representation: Nishith Desai and Associates (attorneys) and Shri Salman Khurshid (senior counsellor)

6.8. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

• Correspondence:
  • Letter to Congressman Mike Honda (March 3, 2015)
  • Letter to the Administrative Office (March 2, 2015)
  • Refund Request to PACER Service Center (March 12, 2015)
  • Letter from the Administrative Office (March 24, 2015)
  • Refund Response from PACER Service Center (March 25, 2015)
  • Report of Systematic Privacy Breaches (March 30, 2015)
  • Report of Systematic Billing Errors (March 31, 2015)
  • Letter to the Honorable Darrell Issa (July 28, 2015)
  • Letter to the Honorable Chuck Grassley (August 17, 2015)
• Litigation: Fee Exemption Application for Public.Resource.Org, Docket 15-80056, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The motion was Denied by the Chief Judge on July 6, 2015
• Representation: Davis Wright Tremaine
• Advocacy:
  • Yo.YourHonor.Org
  • PACER Postcards
  • Signed Cards, Batches 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

6.9. Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

• Letter of Invitation (January 14, 2014)
• Testimony of Carl Malamud (January 14, 2014)
• Request for Updated Information (July 20, 2015)
• Public Resource response to request (November 20, 2015)

7. Press and Speeches

7.1. Georgia

• ABA Journal, July 24, 2015, Georgia sues Carl Malamud group, calls publishing state’s annotated code of laws online unlawful
• ABA Journal, February 8, 2015, Fastcase sues Casemaker for takedown demand, says Georgia administrative rules can't be copyrighted
• ABA Journal, March 30, 2107, Federal judge rules Public.Resource.org cannot print annotations to official Georgia state code
• Ars Technica, July 27, 2015, Georgia sues legal rebel for posting state’s copyrighted law online
• ARS Technica, March 30, 2017, If you publish Georgia’s state laws, you’ll get sued for copyright and lose
• Associated Press, July 28, 2015, Georgia sues over distribution of state law annotations
• Associated Press, September 14, 2015, Georgia countersued over distribution of law annotationD
• Associated Press, March 28, 2017, Judge: Annotations to Georgia Law Are Protected by Copyright
• Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 15, 2015, Georgia’s legal battle with public records advocate deepens
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 28, 2015, Georgia accuses transparency activist of using ‘strategy of terrorism’
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 17, 2016, Federal judge weighs Internet pioneer’s battle with Georgia Legislature
• Boing Boing, July 24, 2015, Georgia sues Carl Malamud, calls publishing state laws "terrorism"
• Boing Boing, September 19, 2015, Countersuit: Georgia can't copyright its laws
• Courthouse News Service, August 4, 2015, Georgia Seeks to Block Web Publication of Laws
• Daily Law Reporter, July 28, 2015, State Says Annotated Official Code Is Copyrighted
• Daily Law Reporter, September 23, 2015, Public Records Group Countersues Georgia in Copyright Fight
• Daily Law Reporter, February 10, 2016, Legal Research Firm Sues Over Whether State Regulations Can Be Copyrighted
• Daily Law Reporter, March 28, 2017, Free Online Access to Georgia's Legal Code Violates Copyright, Judge Says
• Doors and Windows Magazine, March 30, 2017, Court Rules Georgia’s Annotated Legal Code is Copyrighted
• Engadget, July 26, 2015, Georgia sues man for posting annotated state laws online
• Georgia Assembly, July 29, 2015, Rep. Johnnie Caldwell Issues Statement on Copyright Lawsuit
• Georgia Public Radio, July 31, 2015, Think you can post Georgia’s state laws for free? Think again
• LA Times, July 27, 2015, Georgia claims that publishing its state laws for free online is 'terrorism'
• Law Sites, Febuary 12, 2016, Second Lawsuit Also Involves Claimed Copyright in Georgia State Law
• Liberty Upward, July 31, 2015, Editorial Legal Review: The State of Georgia vs. Carl Malamud and Your Right to Access Government Documents
• National Law Review, July 29, 2015, Georgia Becomes the First State to Mount a Direct Challenge Against Unauthorized Publishing of Annotated Code
• NBC News, May 16, 2016, Transparency should apply to our lawmakers too
• New American, July 31, 2015, Georgia Sues Website for Publishing the Laws of Georgia
• Reddit, March 30, 2017, If you publish Georgia’s state laws, you’ll get sued for copyright and lose
• Slashdot, July 25, 2015, Georgia Lawmakers Sue Carl Malamud For Publishing Georgia Law
• State Scoop, September 29, 2015, Open gov advocates face obstacles when publishing state codes
• State Scoop, May 18, 2016, Federal judge set to decide legal battle over online posting of Georgia's laws
• TechDirt, July 24, 2015, State Of Georgia Sues Carl Malamud For Copyright Infringement For Publishing The State's Own Laws
• TechDirt, July 27, 2015, Even If The State Of Georgia Can Copyright Legal Annotations, Should It?
• TechDirt, March 27, 2017, Court Says Posting Georgia's Official Annotated Laws Is Not Fair Use, And Thus Infringing
• The Register, July 25, 21015, US State of Georgia sues 'terrorist' for publishing its own laws ... on the internet
• US Glass Magazine, July 28, 2015, Who “Owns” Legally Binding Construction Codes?
• WABE - Atlanta's NPR Station, July 28, 2015, Georgia Sues Website For Publishing State's Annotated Laws
• WSB TV, May 16, 2016, Activist accused of terrorism for posting state laws online for free
• Young Turks, July 27, 2015, State Sues Activist For Terrorism For Posting THE LAW

7.2. IRS

• Boing Boing, June 30, 2015, IRS finally agrees to do something about its $1.5 trillion nonprofit database
• Chronicle of Philanthropy, January 15, 2015, Key Court Victory Closer for IRS Open-Records Activist
• Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 8, 2015, IRS Releases Tax Forms of 9 Nonprofits in Computer-Readable Format
• Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 30, 2015, IRS Plans to Begin Releasing Electronic Nonprofit Tax Forms Next Year
• Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 15, 2016, IRS Unleashes Flood of Searchable Charity Data
• Findlay Courier, March 5, 2016, Social Security numbers shown on charity’s public tax forms
• Inside Philanthropy, June 22, 2015, Free the 990! Why Searchable Tax Forms Are Way More Important Than They Sound
• Internal Revenue Service, June 16, 2015, IRS Makes Electronically Filed Form 990 Data Available in New Format
• Law 360, January 30, 2015, Transparency Group Wins IRS Docs In New Format
• Nonprofit Quarterly, July 1, 2015, IRS Formally Bows to Campaign for Machine Readable 990s—But the Change Needs You!
• Nonprofit Quarterly, June 17, 2016, A Goldmine of Open Data about Nonprofits—Now at Your Fingertips
• Philanthropy News Digest, June 16, 2015, IRS Releases Computer-Readable 990s of Nine Nonprofits
• Pittsburgh Tribune, January 15, 2015, Likely ruling could pressure IRS to provide nonprofits' e-filed forms
• Pittsburgh Tribune, June 29, 2015, Advocate pushes IRS on nonprofits' tax forms
• Pittsburgh Tribune, July 10, 2016, IRS' unleashing of charity data garners praise
• Pro Publica, February 3, 2015, Form 990 Documents Return to Nonprofit Explorer
• Sunlight Foundation, April 29, 2015, Recent court decision supports better open data on America's nonprofits
• Sunlight Foundation, June 16, 2016, OpenGov Voices: Opening nonprofit tax-return data online will be transformative
• Sunlight Foundation, June 16, 2016, IRS opens up Form 990 data, ushering nonprofit sector into the age of transparency
• The Foundation Group, January 30, 2015, Carl Malamud Wins Legal Battle Vs. IRS
• The NonProfit Times, February 2, 2015, Judge Orders Form 990s Be Digitalized

7.3. The Courts

• Boing Boing, January 11, 2015, Yo! Your Honor! A Response to the Chief Justice
• Carl Malamud, February 2, 2015, Pulled Over for Copying U.S. Federal Law: Do You Have a License and Registration for that Law?
• Carl Malamud, April 8, 2015, The Road to Change
• Carl Malamud, July 28, 2015, Letter to Judiciary Committee
• Electronic Frontier Foundation, April 29, 2015, Help Free PACER in San Francisco and New York This Friday
• Information Today, April 21, 2015, May 1 Named National Day of PACER Protest
• MIT Center for Civic Media, April 7, 2015, Yo! Your Honor! Carl Malamud's Fight to Make Public Law Public
• TechDirt, April 27, 2015, San Franciscans: Please Join Carl Malamud's Campaign To Help Free Up Court Documents
• TechDirt, February 14, 2017, With So Much Public Interest In Our Judicial System, It's Time To Free Up Access To Court Documents
• Technical.ly DC, April 20, 2015, Carl Malamud’s crusade to fix PACER
• The Berkeley Blog, May 28, 2015, Citizens Appeal to the Courts: Free Your Documents
• Venture Beat, February 14, 2017, The Internet Archive wants to host PACER records from U.S. courts and make them available for free
• WIRED, May 16, 2016, Here’s the Problem With the Feds Profiting From Court Filings

7.4. The Bluebook

• Above the Law, February 9, 2016, Yale Law Students Support The End Of The Bluebook
• Above the Law, February 10, 2016, Law Student Support For Open-Source Citation System Grows
• Above the Law, February 17, 2016, Controversy at Harvard Law Over The Bluebook?
• Above the Law, October 7, 2014, Is The Bluebook About To Be Killed Off?
• American Bar Association Journal, February 1, 2015, Legal minds differ on whether The Bluebook is subject to copyright protection
• Bloomberg BNA, Febuary 11, 2016, Is Copyright an Obstacle to Properly Cited Justice?
• Boing Boing, March 22, 2016, Harvard Blue Book: peace in our time?
• Boing Boing, May 30, 2014, Harvard Bluebook: more threats to those who would cite the law
• Citing Legally, June 18, 2014, Using “The Bluebook®©!#%” without a license
• Citing Legally, May 23, 2016, From Blue to Indigo to …
• Five Useful Articles, May 29, 2014, [citation needed]
• Harvard Crimson, January 19, 2016, Iconic Legal Guide Faces New Challenges
• Harvard Law Record, Febuary 12, 2016, Harvard Law Review should welcome free citation manual, not threaten lawsuits
• Harvard Law Record, March 21, 2016, The Blue Wars: A Report from the Front
• Lawyerist, December 28, 2015, Open Source “Baby Blue” Project Could Finally Kill the Bluebook
• NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law, November 25, 2015, Baby Blue: A Bluebook Compatible Citation System in the Public Domain
• Ropes & Gray, December 24, 2015, I write concerning Mr. Malamud’s recent Twitter postings
• Sprigman et. al., February 9, 2016, Baby Blue’s Manual of Legal Citation
• TaxProf Blog, February 16, 2015, Is The Bluebook Subject to Copyright Protection?
• TechDirt, April 20, 2016, Public Domain Citation Book, Baby Blue, Renamed To Indigo Book, Following Harvard Law Review Threats
• TechDirt, December 28, 2015, Harvard Law Review Freaks Out, Sends Christmas Eve Threat Over Public Domain Citation Guide
• TechDirt, February 11, 2016, Law Students Line Up Behind 'Baby Blue' -- Will Harvard Law Review Sue?
• Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2015, ‘Bluebook’ Critics Incite Copyright Clash
• Volokh Conspiracy, February 9, 2015, The new (and much improved) ‘Bluebook’ caught in the copyright cross-hairs

7.5. Incorporation By Reference

• ABA Journal, June 1, 2014, Who owns the law? Technology reignites the war over just how public documents should be
• ABA Journal, August 9, 2016, After debate, ABA House calls for publication of privately drafted standards used in legislation
• ABA Journal, February 14, 2017, DC court enjoins Public.Resource.org from printing public safety regulations online
• ABA News, August 9, 2016, Annual Meeting 2016: ABA urges for web free information of referenced into final federal regulations
• Above the Law, July 25, 2016, This Week In Legal Tech: Showdown At The ABA Over Free Law And Free Sex
• Backchannel, September 12, 2016, The Internet's Own Instigator
• Boing Boing, July 6, 2016, ANSI board member thinks we should all pay for sex (and also pay to read the law)
• Boing Boing, August 10, 2016, American Bar Association votes to DRM the law, put it behind a EULA
• Boing Boing, September 13, 2016, Steven Levy profiles Carl Malamud, Boing Boing's favorite rogue archivist
• Boing Boing, December 12, 2016, More than 4,000,000 attempts to read US law have failed since a court ordered Public Resource to take it down
• Doors and Windows Magazine, July 12, 2016, Building Codes vs. Copyright Law: Legal Showdown Heats Up
• Doors and Windows Magazine, September 13, 2016, Court Hears Crucial Case Over Access to Standards
• Doors and Windows Magazine, February 7, 2016, Court: Posting Standards Online Violates Copyright Law
• EFF, January 25, 2016, No One Owns The Law. Everyone Owns The Law.
• EFF, February 5, 2017, Federal Court Rules Against Public.Resource.Org, Says Public Safety Laws Can Be Locked Behind Paywalls
• Law Sites, February 14, 2017, In Blow to Open Law, Court Upholds Private Copyright in Public Safety Laws
• MIRLN, July 23, 2016, Standards body whines that people who want free access to the law probably also want ‘free sex’
• Public.Resource.Org, July 1, 2016, An Appeal to the ABA House of Delegates
• Public.Resource.Org, August 9, 2016, Statement before the ABA House of Delegates
• Spicy IP, February 17, 2017, Copyright in “Standards”: Taking a look at the PIL by Malamud, Sinha & Kodali against BIS
• TechDirt, July 6, 2016, Standards Body Whines That People Who Want Free Access To The Law Probably Also Want 'Free Sex'
• TechDirt, February 3, 2017, Federal Court Basically Says It's Okay To Copyright Parts Of Our Laws
• 43(b) Blog, February 20, 2017, The trademark part of ASTM v. PublicResource.org
• Volokh Conspiracy, February 8, 2017, Can you hold copyright in federal law?