1. A Look at White, et al. v.
West Publishing
Corporation, et al.
Raymond Bragar

2. A Look at White, et al. v. West
Publishing Corporation, et al.
In February 2012, Raymond Bragar, of Bragar Eagel & Squire, PC,
and Gregory Blue of Gregory A. Blue, PC, filed White, et al. v. West
Publishing Corporation, et al., a class action copyright infringement
suit against Westlaw and LexisNexis. These two firms are responsible
for digitizing thousands of copyrighted motions, briefs, and decisions
for courts across the county, and thus they serve an essential role in
legal research.

3. A Look at White, et al. v. West
Publishing Corporation, et al.
The plaintiffs, attorneys Edward White, who holds copyright
registration over several of his motions, and Kenneth Elan, who does
not hold any, represent the two types of attorneys who have their
material reproduced. The complaint written by Bragar and Blue
recognizes that because Westlaw and LexisNexis charge for their
services without acquiring permission from the documents’ authors,
they are violating copyright laws and that the fair use exception does
not apply because of the companies’ profit motives.

4. A Look at White, et al. v. West
Publishing Corporation, et al.
Legal commentators differ in their analysis regarding the possible
outcome of the suit.