If the government takes your land and gives it to the public to build a new road, the Constitution says you have to be compensated. If the government takes your standard and gives it to the public to build a new law, it seems like the same conclusion should apply.
When the government forces private copyrighted materials into the public domain, they should pay the copyright holders for the revenue they would have gotten from paid distribution.
I 100% agree with the principle that free access to the complete text of every law needs to be given to every person the law applies to. I'm just pointing out that any implementation of this principle which involves government appropriation of copyrighted works is constitutionally required to take into account the property rights of the copyright holders.
When the government forces private copyrighted materials into the public domain, they should pay the copyright holders for the revenue they would have gotten from paid distribution.
I 100% agree with the principle that free access to the complete text of every law needs to be given to every person the law applies to. I'm just pointing out that any implementation of this principle which involves government appropriation of copyrighted works is constitutionally required to take into account the property rights of the copyright holders.