Public Records

Generally, no. When you register a claim to copyright in a work with the Copyright Office, you create a public record of your claim to copyright. Some information you provide on your copyright registration will be available to the public and on the internet.

Courts and government agencies at all levels of government - local, state, and federal - are increasingly making public records available on web sites. Some jurisdictions are just beginning, while others have done so since the mid-1990s. There are two ways public records are accessible electronically.

The California State Legislature adopted the Public Records Act in 1968. It is designed to give the public access to information in the possession of public agencies. The public can inspect or receive a copy of any record unless the record is exempted from disclosure under the act.

Many agencies have OPRA request forms on their websites, but a requestor does not have to use it. In most cases, one can submit an OPRA request by email to the custodian by simply copying and pasting the text of the request into the body of the email and putting OPRA Request in the subject line.

Under OPRA, the custodian must respond to request "as soon as possible," but requesters must receive a response within seven business days after the custodian receives a complete request. That does not mean that a record in storage, or one that is difficult to find, will be available during that time.

One way to do so is to file an OPRA request with the municipality where the property is located, which requests: "A copy of any and all open and closed permits for the premises located at property location." This will allow the purchaser to determine when certain repairs were made and will also provide them with

In the United States. Access to U.S. national public records is guided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requests for access to records pursuant to FOIA may be refused by federal agencies if information requested is subject to exemption, or some information may be redacted (deleted).

Furthermore, defendants do not cite any statute, legislative pronouncement, executive order, or court rule that provides that OPRA requests are confidential.

You can contact the GRC online by visiting their website at www.nj.gov/grc, by e-mail at grc@dca.state.nj.us, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, or call them on their toll-free phone number, 866-850-0511.