Web progresses as source of primary legal material; Web sites provided by law schools, private publishers and government entities offer free access to cases, statutes and bills
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The World Wide Web has made great progress as a source of free primary legal material. Providers of Web sites have included government entities, private publishers and law schools. Difficulties which the Web has yet to surmount before it really competes with law books and traditional electronic publishers include the absence of historical material, the reliability of optical scanning and the absence of uniformity among Web sites. The issue of citing to cases and other legal materials on the Web must also be addressed.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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Home pages strikes back: in law, Web sites are surprise weapons
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A company's World Wide Web pages are the newest kind of demonstrative evidence, and attorneys with clients in heavily regulated industries should examine their clients' Web pages particularly closely. Since the finest Web pages are often changed, the need for examination is constant. Even attorneys with non-profit clients need to be vigilant.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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