"Ben Miller" wrote in message
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"Nehmo" wrote in message
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"that when a copyrighted standard or code is referenced into law
(particularly if it thereby becomes "the law"), the developer cannot
enforce its copyright against a free distribution of the standard. "

The NEC is a voluntary standard. It is NOT law! Some jurisdictions adopt
it,
others don't.
Show where the NEC has been challenged in court and found to be public
domain.

Ben Miller

Can you show us were the NEC has prevailed in a code/copyright dispute?