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Flock Cameras are PUBLIC DOMAIN in Washington state. You can file a FOIA for your Flock data. Now police say that citizens getting public docs are now a "privacy concern". (www.kgw.com)

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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 53 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Not "Public Domain". That has a specific meaning in copyright law. It's about creative works that are owned by the public and not subject to copyright.

What the judge decided is that their outputs are Public Records: "qualified as public records subject to the state's Public Records Act".

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