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 jurisdictions that had adopted the model codes on the same page, at least as to some of the codes. The paid access portion of Historic Upcodes displayed governmentally enacted building codes that adopted ICC’s model codes with amendments. On this paid portion of Historic Upcodes, additions by the enacting state or local jurisdiction were displayed in green, while all model code text that a jurisdiction did not adopt was struck-through in red, much like in a redline. The codes displayed on Historic UpCodes frequently included ICC’s copyright notices.
 * b. Current UpCodes

After ICC filed suit for copyright infringement in August 2017, Defendants redesigned their website, resulting in “Current UpCodes.” Current UpCodes purports to post only enacted state and local building codes, rather than any model codes as such. Whereas only paid users of Historic UpCodes could access state or local laws that adopted ICC’s model codes with amendments, Current UpCodes does not charge for access to enacted laws. When displaying state or local codes that adopt ICC’s model codes with amendments, Current UpCodes now shows only the titles or headings of the deleted model code provisions in struck-through red text, rather than all portions of the model codes that were