If no free version exists and the user purchases the document from PACER, it will automatically upload a copy to the RECAP server, thereby building the database.

[12] The original RECAP implementation uploaded documents to the Internet Archive; as of late 2017, the Free Law Project version now uploads documents to the Free Law Project, with a promise to mirror that data to the Internet Archive on a quarterly basis.

[16] Prior to the creation of RECAP, activist Aaron Swartz set up an automatic download from an official library entry point to PACER.

No criminal charges were filed because PACER had provided lawful access, the documents copied were in the public domain, and the case was closed.

[19] CourtListener[6][20] is an open source software project to archive and host court documents.