Re: copyright of briefs

Carl Oppedahl wrote:
>
> But that's not what anybody is talking about here. What people are
> talking about here is whether the implied license granted by someone
> who files a brief in court, which permits anti-tyranny inspection and
> personal copying of court papers, also necessarily extends to allowing
> profit-making entities to make profit by charging, directly or
> indirectly, for disks or books or databases that compile briefs.

I think it is also relevant to consider whether the license extends to other attorneys copying parts of the briefs when assembling their own briefs. I would suggest that for the most part it does not.

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