The Supreme Court issued three opinions this morning. The first is Maples v. Thomas (10-63). Maples was convicted of murder in Alabama and sentenced to death. He sought post-conviction relief in Alabama state courts as represented by two pro bono…
Posts Tagged ‘public domain’
When May a Library Loan a Loaded eBook Reader? Four Scenarios
21
Nov
Check out Mary Minow’s answers on LibraryLaw Blog for the following: The device is empty. The only copyrighted content is the code itself that the device uses to display ebooks. The device is loaded with public domain content and/or content…
Checking Out Exotic Scraps and Marvellous Rarities on The Public Domain Review
20
Aug
A project of the Open Knowledge Foundation made possible by funding from the Shuttleworth Foundation, The Public Domain Reivew “aspires to become a bounteous gateway into the whopping plenitude that is the public domain, helping our readers to explore this…
Illinois Reports 1831 – 2011 RIP
01
Jun
The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted the public-domain electronic citation system for appellate opinions and discontinues publication of the official Illinois Reports and Illinois Appellate Reports. The contract for the official Illinois publications, currently held by West, expires July 31,…
