[Commons-Law] Open Law Archive...

[s.gupta at in.pwc.com]

This is my first post on the list though I have been watching this
discussion with a great deal of interest. An open access legal information
archive is indeed required. The argument that the state should provide this
is definitely justified but perhaps not very realistic at the moment.

The issue of how such a project is to be initiated and more importantly,
sustained needs to be discussed at greater length. In this regard, Karim's
email is a good starting point. Though its good to see that Lawrence and
Sunil are bringing together their organizational and technical capabilities
towards creating a database of research projects done by NLS students, this
can only be a pilot project and a comprehensive open access legal archive/
database would require far more resources as well as a firm commitment to
keeping it freely available.

As a recent alumnus of NLS, I can assure you that the research projects are
well researched as NLS has a decent law library as well access to databases
such as Manupatra and Westlaw. The challenge does not lie in archiving such
projects, it lies in vetting them and perhaps in the tougher task of
perhaps classifying and indexing the resources. The going will be tough and
I, for one, will be more than happy to help any such open access project.

Regards,

Satyajit
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