Have you also found or have you discovered.. that some of these online services, that you paid a license for, now charge sales tax?  

Now ask yourself, if the county is granting or utilizing their official source of access to the public records, is the county "acting" as a non-profit political subdivision,or ARE THEY NOW A FOR PROFIT CORPORATION?

how can they have their official site, (Shown on recorders/county website, using tax payers dollars), charge the end user a "sales tax" for the public records? 

Don't fool yourself, the records were sold off and copyright laws apply. 

Do you see how these sites can shut down commerce yet?   

Bless the abstracters who have their own title plants.

Randi