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[FYI] U.S.: Wider die freie Verfuegbarkeit von Rechtsquellen!
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- Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 18:25:45 +0100
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/407619.asp?cp1=1
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Lexis battles an Internet upstart over distributing case law online
By Jess Bravin THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
May 15 — An MP3-like dispute is roiling the legal publishing world,
raising the thorny question: Is it unlawful to disseminate U.S. case
law and statutes on the Web?
THE ANSWER MAY COME as early as Monday, when a New York federal judge
is expected to rule in a closely watched dispute pitting Lexis, one
of the giants of legal publishing, against an Internet upstart called
Jurisline.com LLC. Lee Eichen and Kendrick Chow, two nonpracticing
lawyers, created the online service last year by copying CD-ROMs that
Lexis markets and now offer most of its content for free online.
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