CASES - PART 2

I. Standard Search Strategies

A. Westlaw

• scope - to determine what database/file contains
• search IDEN database - for availability and coverage
• fields

sy,di - synopsis, digest fields will not search whole case but summary and headnotes, [e.g. sy,di(software)]

B. Lexis

• .gu - to determine what database/file contains
• search GUIDE:GUIDE - for availability and coverage
• segments - .se

II. Search strategies for Cases

A. Westlaw

• find or fi - find specific case when you have the cite on Westlaw, [e.g. fi 400 US 1]
• key number search on Westlaw - combine topic and key number with search terms

Use KEY services

B. Lexis

• lexsee - find specific case when you have the cite on Lexis [e.g. lexsee 400 US 1]
• atleast#(term) on Lexis - require term to appear atleast # times [e.g. atleast3(software)]

III. Some Relevant databases

A. Westlaw - allfeds, allstates, sct, , sct-old, cta, dct, xx-cs(where xx is a state postal code)

• fi 400 us 1
• allfeds - 99k1
  This is a key number search on the nature of statutory copyright - (99 is the number assigned by Westlaw for the topic Copyright and 1 is the key number for nature of statutory copyright)
• allfeds - 99k! and software and crim! and"bulletin board" internet "world wide web"
• allfeds - copyright! /p software and crim! and "bulletin board" internet "world wide web"
• allfeds - 99k! and sy,di(software)
• natural language search

allfeds - Is it criminal to post copyrighted software to a "bulletin board" (internet "world wide web")

• genfed;courts - lexsee 400 us 1
• genfed;courts - copyright! /p atleast3( software) and crim! and bulletin board or internet or world wide web
• freestyle search

genfed;courts - Is it criminal to post copyrighted software to a "bulletin board" (internet "world wide web")