Georgia v. Public.resource.org Inc.
U.S. Supreme Court · decided April 27, 2020 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- April 27, 2020
- Term
- October Term 2019
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority author
- Justice Roberts
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
4/28/2020 9:28:03 AM Compare Results Old File: New File: 18-1150.pdf 18-1150_new.pdf versus 42 pages (243 KB) 42 pages (243 KB) 4/24/2020 3:11:48 PM 4/28/2020 9:26:34 AM Total Changes Content Styling and Annotations 1 1 Replacement 0 Styling 0 Insertions 0 Annotations 0 Deletions Go to First Change (page 3) NoURLProvided.pdf[4/28/2020 9:28:03 AM] (Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2019 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus GEORGIA ET AL. v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 18–1150. Argued December 2, 2019—Decided April 27, 2020 The Copyright Act grants monopoly protection for “original works of au- thorship.” 17 U. S. C. §102 (a). Under the government edicts doctrine, officials empowered to speak with the force of law cannot be the au- thors of the works they create in the course of their official duties. The State of Georgia has one official code—the Official Code of Geor- gia Annotated (OCGA). That Code includes the text of every…
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