No. 18-1150October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020
Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc.
This case determines whether the annotations in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated are eligible for copyright protection.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- What it's about
This case determines whether the annotations in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated are eligible for copyright protection. The Supreme Court held that under the government edicts doctrine, these annotations are not copyrightable because they are created by legislators in the course of their official duties.
Question presented
Whether the annotations in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated are eligible for copyright protection.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 27, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 27, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jun 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology