Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again.

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/06/congress-wants-to-put-the-law-behind-a-paywall-again/

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SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 142d

In a country where we need a complete overhaul on copyright, they want to make laws and codes protected by it?! Lobbyists are a blight.

currycourier@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 142d (1 reply)

A lot of laws already kind of are. IIRC the electrical code is, and it is a legal mandate to comply with it in most places.

umbrella@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 142d
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halfapage@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 142d
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pdxfed@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 142d

It's not like there is any evidence that a company with such a stranglehold on a critical part of the business apparatus would then jack up prices to access, right? Right?

lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 142d

Haven't read the article yet, but I'm gonna take a wild-ass guess and say Lexis Nexis is involved.

monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 142d

w.t.f?