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Sri Lankan HC for enhancing bilateral trade with Pakistan

Column: Mr Potato Head in the eye of the outrage storm

Our view: A tip of the hat, a kick in the pants

A kick in the pants to efforts that seem to come up each legislative session to reduce access to public records. This year, one of those bills would specifically exempt unmanned aerial systems test ranges, such as the one in Pendleton, from disclosing records that “would cause a competitive disadvantage to the test range or its users.” We understand that dealing with private companies sensitive about their proprietary information can be complicated for public bodies, and there are some records it does make sense to protect, such as intellectual property regarding the design of unmanned aerial vehicles tested. But we believe the language in this particular bill is overly broad, which in public records law is a recipe for abuse. The phrase “including but not limited to” throws open the door too widely when one could argue that any information that negatively reflects on the test range could put it at a “competitive disadvantage.”

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