So you think that the government is required to provide free copies of all statutes to everyone? I don't think so. Have you ever looked at the complete set of laws for a state? Even these laws are copyrighted by publishers and sold to attorneys and others. A full set for a single state costs thousands of dollars. No, copies should not be required to be provide free of charge. They are required to be available for viewing upon request. The court ruling only applies to the 3 states and I would expect that if someone publishes the NEC online, that the NFPA would mount a very vigorous defense of their copyright. If the NFPA loses the copyright protection on the NEC, there will no more NEC. Each governmental unit will be forced to write its own codes. What a mess that will be.
Don
