The information is disseminated free of charge, at least at all the government sites that I have visited. The free dissemination of information over the Internet is consistent with the provisions of Circular No. A-130 with regard to pricing at cost. It could be argued that the cost of dissemination in the Internet environment is virtually nil and payment should therefore not be charged for access to information on the Internet. It would appear that the Internet dissemination of information free of charge is consistent with Mr Kahin's philosophy.
Similar provisions exist in other statutes.
The GILS was established in accordance with these recommendations. Summary The underlying principles with regard to the democratic process and the importance of government information to that process have motivated the US Federal Government to lay down laws and rules which enable easy access to government information. As a result, there is flourishing commercial activity in the information industry 19 - of which success Europe is also envious. In recent years we have witnessed technological development in the collection, processing and dissemination of information. The availability of information, and in particular the information in the possession of government authorities, contributes to the State and its residents, both in the maintenance of the democratic process and in the encouragement of economic activity in the private sector.