Government Information in the Digital Age: The Once and Future
Federal Depository Library Program
The Government Printing Office wants to DRM information we've all ready paid for.
Money quote from the GPO: "10 years ago, GPO tried to charge for information distributed on the Internet, but it cost GPO more to collect the money than was made. So GPO made it free to the general public. This cannot continue. GPO needs to create a business model and bring revenues in the door so it doesn’t have to go to Congress all the time."
I understand that their goal is to avoid dependence on a fickle Congress for funding, but I have /no/ problem with my tax dollars being spent on keeping government transparent. (Ok well, making it more transparent again.)
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