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Finding free legal articles on the Web: a growing number of law-review articles are free for the viewing to those who know where to find them.
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Illinois Bar Journal
- Article date:
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July 1, 2008
- Author:
- Gaylord, Tom
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Illinois State Bar Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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While primary law (statutes, cases, regulations, court rules, etc.) is increasingly free via the World Wide Web, secondary resources remain for the most part in the domain of the commercial publishers.
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