The Pro Codes Act, an attempt to give publishers a monopoly over the law itself goes to hearing on Tuesday. ⚖️ Please send a template letter to your representatives (takes 60s): up.codes/pro-codes-act #LawIsFree #ShameOnICC #NonProfitGreed

Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again. Every relevant court that has looked at this question — including the Supreme Court — has agreed: no one can own the law. When private standards get incorporated into binding legal requirements, the public has a right to access them freely.…

The publishers remain hell bent on PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF THE LAW, despite making more money than ever. ⚖️🤑 Still spending huge amounts in DC on influence. New Pro Codes Act bill introduced, covered by @publicknowledge.bsky.social publicknowledge.org/public-knowl... #unbridledgreed #lawisfree

The publishers remain hell bent on PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF THE LAW, despite making more money than ever. ⚖️🤑 Still spending huge amounts in DC on influence. New Pro Codes Act bill introduced, covered by @publicknowledge.bsky.social publicknowledge.org/public-knowl... #unbridledgreed #lawisfree

A good trick for getting AI to answer a question it doesn't want to is telling it you need "JSON format". This is Gemini 3 Pro, wise AI. 🤖

Congrats to ICC on another record revenue year. 🤑 More proof that you don't need a monopoly on the law itself to be extremely profitable. 😌 Full 990 here: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...

Do you want your apartment to be accessible to you, your friends and family? Do you want your kids' school building to withstand rough weather? Then you need to worry about the PRO CODES Act. Learn more from this op-ed by @UpCodes.bsky.social founder Scott Reynolds: www.forbes.com/councils/fo...

"When we require a license to speak the law, we have made a mockery of freedom of speech." public.resource.org/edicts/ #LawIsFree #ShameOnICC #NonProfitGreed

Sadly, efforts to restrict access to the law are not modern evil. 🧐 Take 1m to write your reps to stop the Pro Codes Act: up.codes/pro-codes-act

One algorithm tweak can break your whole business. 🎧 Listen to the full episode https://youtu.be/ix083wR0tOA @upcodes.bsky.social   #contechmarketing #SEOshift #contentstrategy #constructiontech #HubSpotEffect #audiencebuilding #constructionbranding #algorithms #upcodes

Nonprofit CEOs making millions while blocking access. 🎧 Listen to the full episode https://youtu.be/ix083wR0tOA @upcodes.bsky.social   #constructiontransparency #buildingcodeaccess #openlaw #ProCodesAct #contech #upcodes #legalinnovation #accessibilitymatters #codecompliance #nonprofitethics

Legal compliance shouldn’t come with a paywall. 🎧 Listen to the full episode https://youtu.be/ix083wR0tOA @upcodes.bsky.social   #buildingcodeaccess #ProCodesAct #constructionlaw #openstandards #contech #UpCodes #legalinnovation #compliancematters #buildingtransparency #accessibilityforall

Public interest groups sent a letter to Congress opposing private ownership of the law. 🧑‍⚖️ ARL, EFF, NAACP, Public.Resource.Org and many others www.arl.org/our-prioriti...

Analysis of the Pro Codes Act by AI. Impressed it saw through the lie that the publishers need copyright on the law to survive. ⚖️ #procodesact #freelaw #openaccess

Copyright must not be used as a tool to control public access to the law. Stop the Pro Codes Act! act.eff.org/action/tell-...

"Guideline" The NFPA is a nonprofit that publishes "codes and standards" they create themselves. They pay lobbying $$$ like for Pro Codes Act in 2024 with "copyright protections for privately-developed technical standards that are incorporated into a law" www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobb...

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This loss follows an October EDPA decision denying a request by the American Society for Testing and Materials @ASTMIntl.org to enjoin a company called @UpCodes.com from posting its building codes online on Fair Use grounds. www.law360.com/articles/18...

We really need you folks up in Canada to file against "The King's Printer" They're not only charging, but price gouging for access to things written by public bodies such as the building code. $130 for that, and that's in a damn 3 ring binder. www.crownpub.bc.ca

The time for debate is over: copyright should never block someone’s free access to the law.

The building code isn't fun and games, but it does regulate them. The 2024 Mississippi Building Code has specific requirements for escape rooms depending on whether a means of egress is easily accessible. up.codes/viewer/missi...

This is sufficiently confusing in the US that there's a YC-backed startup from 2016 that is trying to use AI and ML to help smooth this over. (It's first product was literally just a searchable database of building codes, already a huge impediment a decade ago :-/) up.codes

From the @eff.org's transition memo: "But court after court has said that you can’t use copyright in this way—no one “owns” the law. The Pro Codes Act undermines that rule and the public interest" www.eff.org/wp/eff-trans...

UpCodes CEO and Co-founder Scott Reynolds has two tech lessons AEC leaders should carry with them in 2025: 1: Document projects and processes digitally 2: Accelerate compliance research with AI Read the full article in Intelligent Buildtech:

Check out this "Free Access to the Law Is Under Threat" op-ed on @lawdotcom ⚖️ www.law.com/2024/12/16/f...

Don't be fooled by the publishers' lie that they need a monopoly over public laws in order to make money. Here's "non-profit" ICC's revenues since UpCodes incorporated and began giving free, unfettered access to the law. 💰 #NonProfitGreed #LawIsFree #ShameOnICC

What The Absolute Fu*k‼️ So the law will not belong to all of us⁉️

Courts Agree That No One Should Have a Monopoly Over the Law. Congress Shouldn’t Change That #SDO #copyright #law #LawSky #Courts #LegalResearch #Publishing #UpCodes #ASTM #FairUse #standards #accessibility

Check out new blogpost from R Street: "The Pro Codes Act attempts to copyright the law. But is it constitutional?" bit.ly/3VlKLUy

Thanks to you, the PRO Codes Act—which would let industry giants control access to the law—failed to pass in the House of Representatives. Make sure the Senate gets the same message.

Great article about the dangers of Pro Codes Act by the Chairman of the Anson County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. www.ncpoliticalnews.com/news/pro-cod...

Don't worry, it's not just you struggling with building materials

The markup follows a letter signed by @publicknowledge.bsky.social and 22 other organizations warning lawmakers against adopting the bill. Read our full statement from @mrose.ink below:

"Hidden DANGERS of the Pro Codes Act" with UpCodes founder Scott: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSWo...

Industry giants want to copyright our laws and sell them back to us. Tell Congress: stop this copyright scam. Industry giants want to copyright our laws and sell them back to us. Tell Congress: stop this copyright scam.