Message-ID: <25126457.1075845028094.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 04:18:00 -0700 (PDT) From: whitney@thelaw.net To: mhaedic@ect.enron.com Subject: Who owns the law? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: X-To: X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Mark_Haedicke_Oct2001\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: HAEDICKE-M X-FileName: mhaedic.nsf TO: Mark E. Haedicke FROM: Mark Whitney, TheLaw.net Corporation HOMEPAGE: http://www.thelaw.net REMOVE: http://www.thelaw.net/remove.htm Why, in the information age, do so many continue to pay so much to West and Lexis? There is an excellent answer to this question. Enhancements. --YOU OWN THE LAW West and Lexis do not own the law. You do. Your tax dollars already paid for the raw data generated by governmental instrumentalities; data that West and Lexis snag and enhance. 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