It turned out not to matter because the Senate didn't take up the legislation, which was a victory of sorts for the basic principle that legislatures should not decide lawsuits. However, the same rationale could still prove persuasive with the court. All that is true. What's more, old winning numbers and payouts are posted on the lottery's web site where there's no charge to retrieve them. At least, there's no charge now.
Nobody denies that the government can charge the actual cost of copying a record.
At least one law allows an extra charge for making document copies available over the Internet. Let's hope not, or some folks in government might get carried away by their enthusiasm to swap fees for taxes. St. Petersburg Times.