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Library of Congress Threatens Washington Watch Wiki

Posted by kdawson on from the trademark-madness dept.

BackRow writes "Washington Watch, a site devoted to tracking the cost of federal legislation, has raised the hackles of the Library of Congress with a new wiki that makes an unfavorable comparison to the LOC's THOMAS legislative search engine. After Jim Harper, Washington Watch's creator and the director of information policy at the Cato Institute, announced the wiki, he received a nastygram from the LOC." Quoting: "After the announcement, he was contacted by Matt Raymond, the Director of Communications at the Library (and the author of the Library of Congress' blog). Raymond said that he possessed 'statutory and regulatory authority governing unauthorized use of the Library's name and logo and those of Library subunits and programs,' and he asked that Harper stop using the names 'Library of Congress' and 'THOMAS' in his marketing materials."

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  1. Re:Cato Institute? Eh, whatever. by Gat0r30y · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Director of information policy at the Cato Institute..." Oh, I'm sorry, am I supposed to continue giving a shit after that?
    No.
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  2. Don't mess with the library, man... by FlyingSquidStudios · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They'll give you an overdue notice and then you won't be able to wait for a homeless person to stop looking at porn so you can check you're e-mail.

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