You cannot have a digital copy of the DC Code

Re:You cannot have a digital copy of the DC Code by thinkcomp on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @01:49PM (#5252396)

Federal laws are not copyrightable per 17 U.S.C. § 105:

http://www.plainsite.org/laws/index.html?id=13347

I'm not sure if D.C. is considered part of the federal government, but if it is, then there's nothing to worry about in terms of copyright violations.

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Re:You cannot have a digital copy of the DC Code by pilsetnieks on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @02:13PM (#5252541)

I assume that it is not the laws that are copyrighted but this concrete representation of them - the same way, say, Beethoven's 5th symphony is not copyrighted but recordings of its performances are - to the performers, not the composer.

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Re:You cannot have a digital copy of the DC Code by kylemhill on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @02:15PM (#5252561)

It's been its own entity since 1973. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Home_Rule_...

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