> wait, are building codes currently not copyrighted? My understanding is that this is what is currently being argued about. Traditionally, the codes have been

> wait, are building codes currently not copyrighted? My understanding is that this is what is currently being argued about. Traditionally, the codes have been copyrighted, but more recently, people have argued that the law must be public (reasonable) and therefore if the law says "follow standard X", then standard X must therefor be public. It's still being argued, and this proposed law is an attempt to clarify this, supporting the pro-copyright side. Not a lawyer.