Florida State University Law Review Volume 24 Issue 1 Article 8 1996 Freeing the Law: Case Reporter Copyright and the Universal Citation System James H. Wyman
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[email protected]. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW FREEING THE LAW: CASE REPORTER COPYRIGHT AND THE UNIVERSAL CITATION SYSTEM James J. Wyman VOLUME 24 FALL 1996 NUMBER 1 Recommended citation: James J. Wyman, Comment, Freeing the Law: Case Reporter Copyright and the Universal Citation System, 24 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 217 (1996). FREEING THE LAW: CASE REPORTER COPYRIGHT AND THE UNIVERSAL CITATION SYSTEM* JAMES H. WYMAN** I. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 217 II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND................................................................................. 221 A. The Copyrightability of Case Reporters...................................................... 221 1. Wheaton v. Peters................................................................................ 221 2. Callaghan