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Perspective

Jun. 15, 2016

Life under California state copyright

Assembly Bill 2880 would grant for the first time a statewide copyright over state government works in California. By Ernesto Omar Falcon

Ernesto Omar Falcon

Electronic Frontier Foundation

1749 41st St
Sacramento , California 95819

Phone: (202) 716-0770

Email: ernestofalcon@gmail.com

McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific; CA

Ernesto Falcon is legislative counsel at Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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By Ernesto Omar Falcon

Picture this. You're someone who likes to share political information on social media and occasionally blog about California government activity. You don't consider yourself a journalist or political activist, but you do think it is important to inform people about current events particularly since most attention is focused on the federal government. Occasionally your personal blog goes viral and catches attention because yo...

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