Construction contract drafting--the copyright issue

Is it a copyright violation to use boilerplate terms from a construction contract in a later transaction? Is it a copyright violation for an attorney to use to use construction litigation documents prepared by another lawyer without permission?

For insight into these questions, read the discussion of the fair use doctrine as applied to contract documents over at Conglomerate.

WSJ.com's Law Blog and Ideoblog post on whether lawyers may copy each others litigation documents.


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