The Pro Codes Act will allow standards development organizations—creators of building codes, fire codes, electrical codes, and the like—to copyright these codes even after they are incorporated into the law. Here's why that's a problem. bit.ly/4f1GIDK Canyon Brimhall

From the EFF's transition memo: "But court after court has said that you can’t use copyright in this way—no one “owns” the law.129130 The Pro Codes Act undermines that rule and the public interest, changing the law to state that the standards organizations that write these

SCOTUS: 5TH CIRCUIT AFFIRMATION OF KEY © DOCTRINE STANDS – The "idea/expression dichotomy" defines the limits of US © law. Facts and ideas can't be copyrighted; only the way they're expressed can be. Once something's set in law, including codes and standards, it's a free fact.

This loss follows an October EDPA decision denying a request by the American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM International to enjoin a company called @UpCodes from posting its building codes online on Fair Use grounds. law360.com/articles/18864…

@ANSIdotorg and others have long sought to change US © law to permit laws and legal opinions, despite being taxpayer-funded, to be owned by parties who publish them. Last Congress, the PRO CODES bill was introduced to do just that... Look for it again. x.com/AdamEisgrau/st…

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: No one owns the law. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

The 2024 Mississippi Building Code has specific requirements for escape rooms depending on whether a means of egress is easily accessible. Safety first, even when you're deliberately disoriented! up.codes/viewer/mississ… #BuildingCodes

up.codes/free-law this is total madness

ALA was part of the amicus brief in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals led by EFF on ASTM v. Upcodes, et al. arguing that no one owns the law... eff.org/files/2025/03/…

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Re:Create firmly opposes PRO CODES, as it would give special interest groups copyrights to safety codes & standards. These standards should remain freely accessible for all in the public domain. Read our full statement in opposition to PRO CODES reintroduction:

Analysis of the Pro Codes Act by AI. Impressed it saw through the lie that the publishers need copyright on the law to survive. ⚖️ #procodesact #freelaw #openaccess

Public interest groups sent a letter to Congress opposing private ownership of the law. 🧑‍⚖️ ARL, EFF, NAACP, Public.Resource.Org and many others arl.org/our-priorities…

Legal compliance shouldn’t come with a paywall. 🎧 Listen to the full episode youtu.be/ix083wR0tOA UpCodes  #buildingcodeaccess #ProCodesAct #constructionlaw #openstandards #contech #UpCodes #legalinnovation #compliancematters #buildingtransparency #accessibilityforall

Nonprofit CEOs making millions while blocking access. 🎧 Listen to the full episode youtu.be/ix083wR0tOA UpCodes  #constructiontransparency #buildingcodeaccess #openlaw #ProCodesAct #contech #upcodes #legalinnovation #accessibilitymatters #codecompliance #nonprofitethics

Sadly, efforts to restrict access to the law are not modern evil. 🧐 Take 1m to write your reps to stop the Pro Codes Act: up.codes/pro-codes-act

Check out this excellent new piece on the dangerous PRO CODES bill, published in techdirt and co-authored by the wonderful Katherine Klosek of @arlpolicy and UpCodes founder Garrett Reynolds. techdirt.com/2025/07/23/lib…

The Pro Codes Act would give unprecedented control over the laws and standards that protect consumers. @ARL's Katherine Klosek and @Upcodes's Garret Reynolds break down how this bill would restrict access to the law and harm consumers: techdirt.com/2025/07/23/lib…