Students: court orders government agencies to offer educational discount on FOIA requests
by Cory Doctorow from on (#1EZD4)
The Freedom of Information Act specifies that government agencies must give a discount to "educational institutions" when they file requests, but for years, agencies led by the Department of Defense have argued that this discount only applies to faculty, not students, who would have to pay full rate even though they generally have less money to begin with. (more")