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Claims about the law being "locked behind a cash register" are overblown, because everything the article is talking about are available from public libraries.
by jgfoot 17y ago
Claims about the law being "locked behind a cash register" are overblown, because everything the article is talking about are available from public libraries. While this might not be enough for people who are used to consuming everything they read through a web browser, it is not the same as "secret" or even "closed-source." (And, by the way, both patents and the CFR are indeed available online, just not in one single bulk download).
- yummyfajitas 17y agoThis is simply false for the "Incorporated by Reference" standards (see point #2). Many regulations state "X must satisfy ANSII standard Y", when ANSII standard Y is not free. Additionally, some municipalities have local building codes available only for a price.