Democracy in the Dark (on Westlaw and LexisNexis)

Genghis John and a few others have passed along This Infotoday story, by Melissa Barr on Westlaw and LexisNexis, who together control much of the print and electronic legal research materials used by courts and law firms in the U.S.

Although many courts now publish case law on the Internet for free, thousands of older cases are not available to those who cannot pay. She says the courts and the court\’s words belong to us. In more ways than one, the American people have already paid for the case law produced by our courts. Commercial vendors must not be allowed to highjack our law or dictate who may have access to it. By refusing to allow public libraries to purchase electronic subscriptions that can serve their patrons, Westlaw and LexisNexis are closing the door on information.
Slashdot Has It As Well

February 13, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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