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WV Assessor Sues to Keep Tax Maps Off the Internet

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the define-overly-litigious dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After trying to charge $167,488 for their collection of county tax maps (in TIF format), West Virginia was forced by a judge to hand them over for a $20 'reproduction costs' fee. Now a county tax assessor has filed a lawsuit trying to block the tax maps from being put online, claiming copyright infringement and financial damages since fewer people are coming to her to buy paper copies at $8 per page."

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  1. Obvious Web 2.0 solution to the revenue loss by z-j-y · · Score: 5, Funny

    put contextual ads on those maps.

  2. Ot : The title by 4D6963 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just wondering, am I the only one stupid enough to think it had to be about Volkswagen upon reading the title? I'm worried.. :-/

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  3. Re:OK, it's three things that are certain in life. by robably · · Score: 5, Funny

    Death, taxes, and lawsuits. So long as they come in that order, I don't mind.

  4. WV genetics by HangingChad · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now a county tax assessor has filed a lawsuit trying to block the tax maps from being put online, claiming copyright infringement and financial damages

    She just wasn't thinking big enough. She should have tried to claim copyright on the whole globe. Just think how much money should make on those royalties. That's more money than a fellar could make collecting aluminum cans his whole life.

    And that, kids, is why cousins shouldn't get married.

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  5. firehisass by pangu · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't you mean fireherass? Oh wait, this is Slashdot, you didn't rtfa.

  6. Paying Fines in Pennies by syntap · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if WV will get back at those who pay $2000 fines in pennies by giving this guy the "collection of county tax maps (in TIF format)" in little 3.5" floppy chunks?

  7. Re:Where's the same? by likes2comment · · Score: 2, Funny

    She needs to go back to making babies with her cousin in WV.

  8. Re:There shouldn't be any profit involved by Jesus_666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    So it would be better to get a handgun permit and take that to the employer?

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  9. Re:OK, it's three things that are certain in life. by LrdDimwit · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most people get sued maybe once in their whole life, but pay taxes every year. I think I know where your trouble with the lawsuits is coming from. You're supposed to pay the taxes, you know ...

  10. Re:OK, it's three things that are certain in life. by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but at least the lawsuits are tax-deductible that way.

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