Comments on: Oregon: “Our laws are copyrighted.” http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/oregon-copyright/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:12:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MB http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/oregon-copyright/#comment-20047 MB Fri, 02 May 2008 12:59:58 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=5608#comment-20047 Heh. Tried and failed, I'm sure. I'm sure that Westlaw and Lexis are mixed up somewhere in all this. (But if stuff like this gets you worked up (and it should), go drop a few dollars in <a href="http://public.resource.org/" rel="nofollow">Public.Resource.Org</a>'s hat. They are doing amazing work on things like this.) Heh. Tried and failed, I’m sure. I’m sure that Westlaw and Lexis are mixed up somewhere in all this.

(But if stuff like this gets you worked up (and it should), go drop a few dollars in Public.Resource.Org’s hat. They are doing amazing work on things like this.)

]]> By: John Athayde http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/oregon-copyright/#comment-20044 John Athayde Thu, 01 May 2008 22:06:28 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=5608#comment-20044 So wait, if the government if of the people, and their salaries are paid for by public funds, then therefore, the laws could be seens as a work-for-hire owned by the general public. (suggested by my friend <a href="http://www.quibbling.net" rel="nofollow">Tiffany Bridge</a> I can't wait for them to try this in a court. "I'm sorry your honor, I couldn't provide a copy of the law because that would require a licensing fee to be paid by the court, and since I am not an officer of the court as the defendant, I cannot reference any laws in my defense." :) So wait, if the government if of the people, and their salaries are paid for by public funds, then therefore, the laws could be seens as a work-for-hire owned by the general public. (suggested by my friend Tiffany Bridge

I can’t wait for them to try this in a court.

“I’m sorry your honor, I couldn’t provide a copy of the law because that would require a licensing fee to be paid by the court, and since I am not an officer of the court as the defendant, I cannot reference any laws in my defense.”

:)

]]> By: Scott Nolan http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/oregon-copyright/#comment-20043 Scott Nolan Thu, 01 May 2008 17:56:03 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=5608#comment-20043 Hmmm, licensing fee... does that man that poor people can use ignorance of the laws and get away with it now? That would seem to be fair. Sorry your honor, I could not afford the licensing fee to learn all the laws, so I had no idea it was against the law to .......... Hmmm, licensing fee… does that man that poor people can use ignorance of the laws and get away with it now? That would seem to be fair. Sorry your honor, I could not afford the licensing fee to learn all the laws, so I had no idea it was against the law to ……….

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