Public.Resource.org Files Countersuit as “Georgia’s Legal Battle with Public Records Advocate Deepens”

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

PublicResource.org, the nonprofit run by public records activist Carl Malamud, filed a countersuit late Monday seeking a jury trial to decide whether it has the right to publish an annotated version of Georgia code.

It was Malamud’s response to a July lawsuit by state legislative officials claiming that Malamud is engaged in a broader plot to force the government to spend taxpayer dollars to make annotated versions free for the public.resource.org website, where Malamud has posted a scan of the annotated code.

Read the Complete AJC Article (Includes Link to Countersuit)

See Also: Carl Malamud on Twitter

Answer to Complaint and Countersuit

Answer to Complaint and Countersuit: Code Revision Committee, Gen Assemby of Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org…

See Also: Techdirt: “State Of Georgia Sues Carl Malamud For Copyright Infringement For Publishing The State’s Own Laws” (July 24, 2015)