Author: "Sean's 6100" <sean@socialchange.net.au> at -Internet 
    Date: 3/14/ 0 10:28 AM 
Priority: Normal 
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      CC: margiew@cnet.com at -Internet 
 Subject: West's stranglehold on case law 

     The US it seems has a system where citizens need to pay to 
access court decisions. And, apart from copywright law arguments, it 
is argued that this is important to making decisions and the like 
available. 

     People in the US should have a look at Australia's AustLII sit 
-- the Australasian Legal Information Institute. 
http://www.austlii.edu.au 

     There, magically, available free on the web, are the bulk of 
Australia's statutes and legislation, plus all cases from our Supreme 
Court equivalent, the High Court, and a large number of other courts. 
This site is relatively new, and the organisers (the Institute is a 
joint venture of faculties of law at two Sydney universities) expect 
to have all Australia's current case law on line in the near future. 

     All hyperlinked, searchable, and free. 

     A much better model than West. 

     In wonderment at the US system, 

Sean Kidney