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Oregon DOJ Uses Copyright to Keep Public Records Behind Paywall

Oregon DOJ Uses Copyright to Keep Public Records Behind Paywall

Imagine a state in which the public records retrieval process is so convoluted that the government needs to publish a user manual explaining how to apply the public records law works. You would assume that the state would make this manual freely available online, right?

Not in Oregon. In that state, the printed how-to manual for accessing public records is available for $25, a fee they claim helps them cover the printing costs.

Apparently it’s still 1992 in Oregon, and widespread public…

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