Public.Resource.Org
Encyclopedia
Public.Resource.Org is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to publishing and sharing public domain
materials in the United States
. It was founded by Carl Malamud
and is based out of Sebastopol, California
. Their motto is “Making Government Information More Accessible”. , the organization operated on an annual budget of around US$
1 million, most of which was spent on acquiring the rights to and scanning public works. Malamud estimates it would take another $10 million to acquire and digitize all of the public code materials that are not publicly available from every state.
Some people say that, despite being in the public domain
as works created by employees of the United States government in the course of their employment, decisions by the Federal Courts of the United States have not been accessible on reasonable terms. Public.Resource.Org has worked to obtain copies of the Federal Appeals Courts decisions and Federal District Court decisions. The organization has obtained and integrated the Appeals Courts decisions and obtained copies of a substantial portion of the district court
decisions.
Public domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
materials in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was founded by Carl Malamud
Carl Malamud
Carl Malamud is a technologist, author, and public domain advocate, currently known for his foundation public.resource.org. He was the founder of the Internet Multicasting Service. During his time with this group, he was responsible for creating the first Internet radio station, for putting the...
and is based out of Sebastopol, California
Sebastopol, California
Sebastopol is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, approximately north of San Francisco. The population was 7,379 at the 2010 census, but its businesses also serve surrounding rural portions of Sonoma County, totaling about 50,000 people...
. Their motto is “Making Government Information More Accessible”. , the organization operated on an annual budget of around US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1 million, most of which was spent on acquiring the rights to and scanning public works. Malamud estimates it would take another $10 million to acquire and digitize all of the public code materials that are not publicly available from every state.
Some people say that, despite being in the public domain
Public domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
as works created by employees of the United States government in the course of their employment, decisions by the Federal Courts of the United States have not been accessible on reasonable terms. Public.Resource.Org has worked to obtain copies of the Federal Appeals Courts decisions and Federal District Court decisions. The organization has obtained and integrated the Appeals Courts decisions and obtained copies of a substantial portion of the district court
District court
District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations. These include:-Australia:District Court is the name given to the intermediate court in most Australian States. They hear indictable criminal offences excluding treason, murder and, in some States, manslaughter...
decisions.
External links
- public.resource.org
- A discussion of related case law from justia.com
- Tim O'Reilly's blog post about the non-profit, from summer 2007