copyrights of west page numbers

From: James Love (love@essential.org)
Date: 10/28/93


It was suggested that I share with this list information about issues
such as the copyrighting of page numbers. The following articles (or
cites) were provided to me by Alan Sugarman. Please copy (cc) me if
additional cites are posted to law-lib, since I am not a subscriber.
jamie love (love@essential.org). thanx....
 

Copyright of page numbers of published judicial opinions

     Articles

L. Patterson and C. Joyce, "Monopolizing the Law: the Scope of
     Copyright Protection for Law Reports and Statutory
     Compilations," UCLA Law Review, 919 (1989).

Alan D. Sugarman, "House Bill and Judicial Proposal May Impact
     Electronic Publications," Legal Tech Newsletter, June 1992

Alan D. Sugarman, "Another View of Copyright Case Reporters," New
     York Law Journal, July 28, 1992

"West Publishing Disputes Benefits of ECS Proposal," Legal Tech
     Newsletter, July 1992.

Eric Brown, "Inexpensive Computer Research Plan Dealt Death Blow
     by Judicial Conference of the United States," New York State
     Bar Journal, February 1993, page 57.

     Related articles

Craig Joyce, "The Rise of the Supreme Court Reporter: An
     Institutional Perspective on Marshall Court Ascendancy," 83
     Mich Law Review, 1291 (1985)

     Cases

West Publishing Co. v. Mead Data Central Inc., 709 F2d 1219 (8th
     Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1070 (1987)

Feist Publications Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 111 S.Ct.
     1282 (1991)

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