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Are legal documents copyrightable?

February 25, 2012

Anyone who has practiced law, worked for someone who practices law or paid a lawyer's bill has likely heard of LexisNexis and WestLaw; these are the services on which attorneys do their research.  This article details a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by practicing lawyers against the two research services; this lawsuit will further define what is capable of being copyrighted and the contours of the fair use defense to copyright infringement. 

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Are legal documents copyrightable?

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Tim Bukher

Tim Bukher