AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS v. UPCODES, INC. et al

  1. April 07, 2026

    3rd Circ. Rules No Infringement In Posting Of Building Codes

    In a precedential opinion Tuesday, the Third Circuit ruled that a company's posting of the American Society for Testing and Materials' copyrighted technical standards online was a fair use of the information that did not infringe ASTM's copyright.

  2. September 17, 2025

    Posting Standards Violates Copyright, ASTM Tells 3rd Circ.

    The American Society for Testing and Materials told a Third Circuit panel in Philadelphia on Wednesday that a Pennsylvania federal judge was wrong to find that another company's posting of its copyrighted technical standards online was a noninfringing fair use of the material.

  3. October 04, 2024

    Posting Copyrighted Building Codes Is Fair Use, Pa. Judge Says

    The American Society for Testing and Materials has lost a bid to enjoin a website from posting ASTM's copyrighted technical standards for building projects, after a Pennsylvania federal judge concluded that what the website does is fair use.