Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Via Peter Suber, there is now something new - PLoL, or, Public Library of Law:

Searching the Web is easy. Why should searching the law be any different? That's why Fastcase has created the Public Library of Law -- to make it easy to find the law online. PLoL is the largest free law library in the world, because we assemble law available for free scattered across many different sites -- all in one place. PLoL is the best starting place to find law on the Web.

It's just like PLoS, but the material is law, not science (and the two are not affiliated with each other in any way, just thinking in the same 21st century way). And no need to do too much explaining, either - just say "like PLoS, but for legal cases" and everyone will understand.

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