Seago v. Horry County

This case concerns whether further dissemination of public documents obtained pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request may be restricted where the government entity claims the information is copyright-protected under the federal copyright law. We affirm the circuit court’s finding that, while public information must be granted pursuant to FOIA, a public entity may restrict further commercial distribution of the information pursuant.to a copyright. However, we reverse and remand for further proceedings on the question regarding the fees charged.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

George Seago,…