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SEAGO v. HORRY COUNTY

No. 26505.

378 S.C. 414 (2008)

663 S.E.2d 38

George H. SEAGO, III, and Real Estate Information Service, Inc., Appellants, v. HORRY COUNTY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 16, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Bender and Holly Palmer Beeson, both of Baker, Ravenel and Bender, of Columbia, for Appellants.

Emma Ruth Brittain and Matthew R. Magee, both of Thompson and Henry, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

Justice BEATTY:

This case concerns whether further dissemination of public documents obtained pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request may be restricted where the government entity claims the information is copyright-protected under the federal copyright law. We affirm the circuit court's finding that, while public information must be granted pursuant to FOIA, a public entity may restrict further commercial distribution of the information pursuant to...

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