Comments on: New Free/Open Source Software law journal launches http://boingboing.net/2009/07/14/new-freeopen-source.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 19:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: briefer http://boingboing.net/2009/07/14/new-freeopen-source.html#comment-541266 briefer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-541266 "and (2) even lawyers can adopt a collaborative model and create something both free as in freedom, and as in beer." This is also being attempted elsewhere: Legalwikipro - the free cooperative legal encyclopedia that any lawyer can edit. www.legalwikipro.com Lawyers CAN cooperate and share. Kinda. “and (2) even lawyers can adopt a collaborative model and create something both free as in freedom, and as in beer.”

This is also being attempted elsewhere:

Legalwikipro – the free cooperative legal encyclopedia that any lawyer can edit.

http://www.legalwikipro.com

Lawyers CAN cooperate and share. Kinda.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/14/new-freeopen-source.html#comment-541294 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-541294 As an attorney, I would be THRILLED to see the Westlaw stranglehold on judicial decisions broken. The cases themselves are public domain, but West's catalog/citation system is copyrighted material, and unless it's in a State or Federal reporter, you're stuck with referring to a case by its copyrighted citation system. And access to West's catalog system is frightfully expensive-- prices vary, but you can expect to pay $80,000 a year for a subscription. Some states have recognized hwo stupid this system is, and started publishing cases under their own public domain citation formats (LA, ME, MI, MT, NM, and others), but the important ones like NY and CA are still sticking with the West system. So YAYYY!!! for these journal publishers. As an attorney, I would be THRILLED to see the Westlaw stranglehold on judicial decisions broken. The cases themselves are public domain, but West’s catalog/citation system is copyrighted material, and unless it’s in a State or Federal reporter, you’re stuck with referring to a case by its copyrighted citation system. And access to West’s catalog system is frightfully expensive– prices vary, but you can expect to pay $80,000 a year for a subscription.

Some states have recognized hwo stupid this system is, and started publishing cases under their own public domain citation formats (LA, ME, MI, MT, NM, and others), but the important ones like NY and CA are still sticking with the West system.

So YAYYY!!! for these journal publishers.

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