Depends on what you mean by stand up - https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/04/16/can-states-copyright-their-statutes/ https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/info

Depends on what you mean by stand up - https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/04/16/can-states-copyright-their-statutes/ https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/04/16/can-states-... Many states, publishers, and other entities try to claim copyright in parts of the published law: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/ http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/ Some activists have objected: https://public.resource.org/index.html https://public.resource.org/index.html It's an ongoing problem and is not "bullshit" at all.