A Short History of Legal Information Institutes (part 1)

3-part overview of the origins of the open-access law movement as it grew from one Legal Information Institute (at Cornell University in the US) to 18 or more. Interview material recorded at the 10th Law via the Internet conference in Montreal, 2007

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• legal
• information
• open
• access
• law
• free
• to
• lii
• cornell
• canlii
• austlii

[darcyfason]

keep on rockin' guys, wnt to see more from you…

JUST FAVORITED THIS.. :)

[GeorgeLowrey]

Bravo! I graduated from Cornell Law School in 1984. Peter Martin was then the Dean of Cornell Law School. I myself believe we have way too many laws and that many of the laws in effect today should be repealed. However, until that idea becomes common currency , it is very important to provide access to the many laws that govern our lives for free. The Legal Information Institute is a great start. My only regret is that I haven't paid more attention to the Institute's growth until recently.

[douglasmking]

It's rather stunning that in the year and a half this has been up no one has thought it worth *any* kind of a comment and there are only 3 ratings of 600+ viewings. I'm rather glad I don't have that much more time left. I live in a land of idiots who will deserve whatever happens to them.