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California Supreme Court

Oct. 31, 2009

Balancing Public Access, For-Profit Interests

Three months after an attorney complained the state Supreme Court is giving away valuable appellate briefs to for-profit firms, the court is still trying to figure out what to do about it.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Three months after an attorney complained that the California Supreme Court was giving away valuable appellate briefs to for-profit firms, the court is still trying to figure out how to get itself out of the sticky copyright dilemma without reducing public access.

The court's goal is to put all the documents online for anyone to see free of charge, said Beth Jay, principal at...

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