...restrictions on the ability of citizens to use and disseminate such information. Fees for Access Should Not Exceed the Marginal Cost of Dissemination Government...not to exceed the marginal cost of dissemination. The legal and policy basis for each of these principles is described in detail in the attached paper...

...state policy makers should not impose copyright-like controls over public information. f- User Fees; Marginal Cost of Dissemination Government should encourage...not to exceed the marginal cost of dissemination. Common sense dictates that the lower the price that government charges for access to its records, the...

...copyright or other restrictions on the ability of citizens to use and disseminate such information. 5. Government should encourage the widest possible dissemination...not to exceed the marginal cost of dissemination. 6. Government laws, regulations and policies should facilitate public access to government information...