5th Circuit on copyright in statutes

[James Love <love@cptech.org>]

This is an important note from  Eric Weisberg regarding litigation
over ownership of municipal laws.  Jamie

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subject: FYI-Appeal of decision allowing copyrights of the law
   Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 01:00:02 -0400
  From: Weisberg <weisberg@texoma.net>
    To: Multiple recipients of list DB-ACTION <db-action@essential.org>

I just finished the brief to the 5th Circuit in our appeal from a
decision
holding that private parties can hold copyrights to statutes they
propose.

The brief is at http://regionalweb.texoma.net/CR/newappeal.htm


The deadline for amicus briefs is 9/16, though it may be extended with
motion and order.
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  See also:


http://regionalweb.texoma.net/CR/index.htm


-- 
James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technology
I can be reached at love@cptech.org, by telephone 202.387.8030,
by fax at 202.234.5176. CPT web page is http://www.cptech.org