Technology is more of help than a problem. The job is never done- there needs to be a continual assessment of evolving technology. The clear evolving national consensus is that Internet technology is providing the public with greater access to courts inexpensively and with virtually no harm. Thus, More Access is better than restricted access. The public has legitimate need for court records.
Technology can provide the pubic with court records more efficiently and at a lower cost.
Restricting public access to court information is not necessary to protect the public from misuse, as other effective alternative methods exist. There are many significant public policy interests, which need to be considered and protected. Some are already protected by statute and appropriate legislative bodies will consider more. Indeed, there are some in our society who would misuse information contained in court records. The remedy to protect the public, however, should not be to reduce access to public information when effective alternative methods exist.