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AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC. et al v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.
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October 16, 2020
Industry Groups Drop Suit Over Copyrighted Regulations
A long-running copyright fight over private industry rules that are later transformed into federal law came to an end when a trio of private organizations agreed to drop a lawsuit aiming to stop a nonprofit from publishing their testing standards online.
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February 03, 2017
Federal Regulations Can Be Copyrighted, Court Rules
A D.C. federal court ruled Thursday that private standards-setting groups can claim copyright ownership of industry rules that are transformed into federal law, thwarting a nonprofit that wanted to post the regulations online for better public access.
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February 18, 2016
Standards Adopted Into Law Are Public Domain, Law Profs Say
A group of law professors on Wednesday urged a D.C. federal court to rule against the American Psychological Association Inc. and other organizations that claim a website infringed a copyright for their testing standards by publishing the materials online.