As others have pointed out in this thread, the laws in question are not the kind that apply to you, they apply to construction companies and such. Those compani

As others have pointed out in this thread, the laws in question are not the kind that apply to you, they apply to construction companies and such. Those companies are expected to pay access fees for the law. The debate was whether to provide public access to these laws. As for the rest of the laws, at least in the US, following common sense will keep you out of trouble most of the time. Judges by and large do not decide cases by mechanically interpreting laws, but rather by choosing which laws make most sense to apply in the given context. It is even sometimes possible to outright break laws, as in famous cases like State v Shack.