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Jun. 3, 1999

West Loses Copyright to Citation Plan

WASHINGTON - Ending a long and contentious legal battle, the Supreme Court on Monday denied review of two appellate decisions that rejected West Publishing Co.'s copyright claims for its citation system and some of the text used in its volumes of case law.

By David F. Pike
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - Ending a long and contentious legal battle, the Supreme Court on Monday denied review of two appellate decisions that rejected West Publishing Co.'s copyright claims for its citation system and some of the text used in its volumes of case law.
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