[d@DCC] Looking for case history access - help from law students/etc needed.

From: Russell McOrmond <russell _-at-_ flora.ca>
To: General Copyright Discussions <discuss (at) digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 16:11:23 -0400 (EDT)

  One of the things I noticed while doing my patent report 
http://www.flora.ca/patent2003/ is that while I could read case history 
from the USA and the EU, that it wasn't so easy with Canada.  The report 
is references with Internet links except for one (Toward a Doctrine 
of Fair Use In Patent Law, by Maureen A. O'Rourke), and I never found any 
references for Canadian case history.

  I am looking for something that I can freely link to in articles, not a
fee-for-use reference that would put anyone reading my report into the
same position of not being able to easily read the reference (Yes, I am
asking for Free/Libre and Free/Gratis access to case history).

  I am wondering if I just didn't find the right site, or if it really is 
the case that things are not online.  For instance, one case I wanted to 
read is:

Schlumberger Canada v Com. of Patents
  63 C.P.R. (2d) 261 (S.C.C.) 1982
  56 C.P.R. (2d) 204 (F.C.A.) 1981

  Not being a legal student, I don't really even know what the reference
information means other than the dates.


  When I type in "Schlumberger Canada v Com. of Patents" into Google I can
find other reports (primarily legal analysis rather than economic/public
policy analysis) that reference the case, but not a copy of the 
judgment(s) from the case itself.

  Any help greatly appreciated.  While it is too late for this version of
my report (and presentations to ICT branch next week), I am in this for
the long-haul and expect to be doing further such analysis in the future.

---
 Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/> 
 Governance software that controls ICT, automates government policy, or
 electronically counts votes, shouldn't be bought any more than 
 politicians should be bought.  -- http://www.flora.ca/russell/

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