Comments on: Open Law? http://sarahglassmeyer.com/?p=413 in perpetual beta Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mikhail Koulikov http://sarahglassmeyer.com/?p=413&cpage=1#comment-774 Mikhail Koulikov Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:35:30 +0000 http://sarahglassmeyer.com/?p=413#comment-774 I dunno; from the point of view of someone who gets paid to know how to find legal materials the fastest and/or most effective way possible, I'm a little less than enthusiastic about this whole 'open law' business. The big question for someone like me is, 'so it's ten years from now, and if Open Law is what there is, will firms even need librarians/research specialists any more?' I dunno; from the point of view of someone who gets paid to know how to find legal materials the fastest and/or most effective way possible, I’m a little less than enthusiastic about this whole ‘open law’ business. The big question for someone like me is, ’so it’s ten years from now, and if Open Law is what there is, will firms even need librarians/research specialists any more?’

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]]> By: Eli Edwards http://sarahglassmeyer.com/?p=413&cpage=1#comment-770 Eli Edwards Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:39:22 +0000 http://sarahglassmeyer.com/?p=413#comment-770 I think it's cool, but I'm very biased that way. A while ago, an acquaintance of mine, who is a Code4Lib Geek master, referred to Open Source as "a brand" ... at the time, we were brainstorming on how to increase awareness/build support for what was being called "the information commons" (not the physical space, but the notion of fair use and knowledge sharing, et al.) The "Open" brand has gotten even bigger, so there's good reason to leverage it. Personally, I'd put the FreeLaw/AltLaw under the umbrella of Open Content, which also includes Open Access, Open Data (especially as it cross-links with the Gov 2.0 movement), Creative Commons, pro-fair use efforts. But I'm still working on big picture framing, so take with a dash of salt. If Open Law gets us there quicker, sign me up. I think it’s cool, but I’m very biased that way.

A while ago, an acquaintance of mine, who is a Code4Lib Geek master, referred to Open Source as “a brand” … at the time, we were brainstorming on how to increase awareness/build support for what was being called “the information commons” (not the physical space, but the notion of fair use and knowledge sharing, et al.) The “Open” brand has gotten even bigger, so there’s good reason to leverage it.

Personally, I’d put the FreeLaw/AltLaw under the umbrella of Open Content, which also includes Open Access, Open Data (especially as it cross-links with the Gov 2.0 movement), Creative Commons, pro-fair use efforts. But I’m still working on big picture framing, so take with a dash of salt. If Open Law gets us there quicker, sign me up.

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