Legal Opinion
Harold Weisberg v. U. S. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 5, 1980No. 78-1641PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.
BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this case a novel question is presented: whether administrative materials copyrighted by private parties are subject to the disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 1 We hold that the mere existence of copyright, by itself, does not automatically render FOIA inapplicable to materials that are clearly agency records. However, because we find that the absence of the asserted copyright owner as a party to this action may subject the Government “to a substantial risk of incurring .…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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