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Copyright your complaint
Posted by Paul Szynol on Thursday, November 28 @ 11:20:54 EST
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Anonymous (Name Withheld on Advice of Counsel) writes "New York based securities litigation firm Milberg Weiss known for representing stockholders of Enron, last September started copyrighting some complaints it files on behalf of its clients by registering with the U.S. Copyright Office. Milberg's attorneys recently sent out ten letters to other attorneys who represent other plaintiffs in same cases with Milberg asking them to stop copying their work after discovering that documents it filed with courts were being copied, in some instances virtually unchanged. Aside from sending out the letters Milberg has not taken any action as of now, but that may change since the firm starting to feel that its expertise is being used without compensation. Milberg also feels that because of copying it has suffered monetary losses.

Details at: National Law Journal; In House Monthly.

Submitted by Steve Krishtul, New York Law School"

 
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Re: Copyright your complaint (Score: 0)
by Anonymous (Name Withheld on Advice of Counsel) on Thursday, November 28 @ 14:01:43 EST
Wow.
I though copyright had gone too far before, looks like it really has gone to far now.

How on Earth, better yet, why on Earth is the copyright Office letting people copyright legel proceedings and complaints?


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Re: Copyright your complaint (Score: 1)
by greglas on Friday, November 29 @ 22:45:09 EST
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Not that I really mind, but this [research.yale.edu] has finally happened in this marvelous collablog.


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