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Wednesday, 23rd April 2003

Ohio: "Bill would limit information on state Web sites"

Government Information--Ohio
Source: The Plain-Dealer
"Bill would limit information on state Web sites"
I wonder if this is the start of a new trend? From the article, Looking for a state park to take the kids camping? Need information about an Ohio corporation? Want to know the sales tax rate applied in the state next door? Under a provision added to the House version of the state budget bill, such information would no longer exist on state Web sites - unless a legislative committee gives the go-ahead. Supporters see it as a way to keep government from unfairly competing with private businesses that profit by selling the same information. Opponents view it as the latest effort to curb access to government records." Note: "[The] proposal exempts the Ohio Supreme Court and the legislature. Court administrators said the provision could have prevented them from posting opinions on the court Web pages because the information is also available for a fee through services such as Lexis and WestLaw." Point of Information: Two large database vendors, LexisNexis and CAS, are based in Ohio.
See Also: Full-Text of the Legislation
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See Also: AALL (American Association of Law Libraries) Has Sent An E-Mail Message About This Legislation
I've Posted the Full-Text To ResourceShelfPLUS

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See Also: The Cleveland Plain-Dealer Weighs In With an Editorial
The editorial is titled, "Don't take public data private". It asks the question, "What anti-public measure is next? Going after libraries for lending books that currently sell in bookstores?"

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