Same thing in Germany, with WetterOnline ruminating data from DWD (the German meteorological service) and then suing them when they offered their DWD WarnWetter app for free. Unfortunately, they were successful: https://www.heise.de/news/BGH-Urteil-Staatlicher-Wetterdiens... (Couldn't find an English source, sorry.)
>Unfortunately, they were successful
Unbelievable.
Alas, there are yet ongoing attempts to break-up and/or privatize the NWS. Project 2025 specifically calls for the break-up of NOAA.