Re: Copyright in California Regulations

From: Steve Kelfer <cars[_at_]stic.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 07:05:05 -0600

On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Stanley M. Morris <smmorris[_at_]rmii.com> wrote:
>
> The post ticked off a memory from law school (30+ years ago). My Civil
> Proceedure Prof made a comment that the cases in the casebooks are not
> capable of copyright but the arrangement is. It is also my recollection
> that most case books contained a fair number of state reported cases.
> Were those state reporters copyright protected? Parentetically, and
> sort of off topic does West claim a copyright on state materials in
> those states were they are now the official report?

West cannot claim copyright on arrangement. See

   http://www.hyperindex.com/hitsweb0/JUSTICE.htm

Steve Kelfer
<cars[_at_]stic.net> Received on Sat Feb 20 1999 - 13:06:24 GMT

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