Chapter XLII: Part VIII: Miscellaneous (3)

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1710|Act for the encouragement of learning |8 Anne, c. 19
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1735|Engraving copyright act |8 Geo. II, c. 13
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1735|Eyre _v._ Walker |Chancery |Jekyll, M. R.,|4 Bur. 2325
| "The whole duty of man" protected at common |
| law after statutory term, 24 |
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1739|Prohibition of foreign reprints act |12 Geo. II, c. 36
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1740|Gyles _v._ Wilcox |Chancery |L. Hardwicke, |2 Atk. 141
| Condemning reprint "colorably shortened only," |
| but not "a real and fair abridgment," 80 |
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1741|Pope _v._ Curl |Chancery | L. C. |2 Atk. 342
| Republication of letters | Hardwicke, |
| enjoined, 92 | |
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1766|Engraving copyright act |7 Geo. III, c. 38
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1769|Millar _v._ Taylor |King's Bench |L. Mansfield |4 Bur. 2303
| Thomson's "Seasons" protected at common law |
| in perpetuity, 25 |
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1774|"Newbery's case" |King's Bench |L. C. Apsley, |Lofft, 775
| Abridgment involving understanding and skill |
| "an allowable and meritorious work," 80 |
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1774|Donaldson _v._ Becket |House of Lords| |2 Bro. P. C. 129
| Thomson's "Seasons"--common law rights |
| abrogated by Statute of Anne, 7, 25, 26, 41 |
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1774|Thompson _v._ Stanhope|Chancery |Ld. Apsley, |Amb. 737
| Publication prevented of letters, though |
| a gift from author, 92 |
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1775|[University] copyright act |15 Geo. III, c. 53
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1777|Prints copyright act |17 Geo. III, c. 57
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1783|U. S. Constitution |Art. I, Sec. 8
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1783-90 State copyright laws
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1787|Copyright in designs act |27 Geo. III, c. 38
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1789|Copyright in designs act |29 Geo. III, c. 19
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1790|U. S. general copyright act
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1794|Copyright in designs act |34 Geo. III, c. 23
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1798|Sculpture copyright act |38 Geo. III, c. 71
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1798|Beckford _v._ Hood |King's Bench |L. Kenyon, |7 T. R. 620
| Common law remedies also applied in |
| statutory period, 27 |
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1801|Act for the further encouragement of learning |41 Geo. III, c. 107
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1801|Cary _v._ Longman |King's Bench |L. Kenyon, |1 East, 358
| New added material to non-copyright book, |
| protectable as such, 76 |
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1802|U. S. Supplementary act (engravings, etc.)
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1812|Morris _v._ Colman |Chancery |L. C. Eldon, |18 Vesey, 437
| Author under exclusive contract enjoined |
| from furnishing plays elsewhere, 441 |
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1814|Sculpture copyright act |54 Geo. III, c. 56
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1814|Amendatory copyright act, for printed books |54 Geo. III, c. 156
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1817|Gale _v._ Leckie |King's Bench | L. |2 Starkie, 107
| Author liable for failure to | Ellenborough,|
| complete work, 441 | |
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1817|Southey _v._ Sherwood |Chancery |L. Eldon, |2 Meriv. 435
| No copyright in immoral book. No right to hold |
| what there was no right to sell, 86 |
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1819|U. S. act extending jurisdiction of Circuit Courts
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1819|Clarke _v._ Price |Chancery |L. C. Eldon, |2 Wils. C. R. 157
| Author cannot be compelled to write, 441 |
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1824|Barfield _v._ |Chancery |V. C. Leach, |2 L. J. Ch. 90
| Nicholson | | |
| Author may not prejudice sale through another |
| book of like subject, 441 |
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1825|Abernethy _v._ |Chancery |L. C. Eldon, |3 L. J. (O. S.)
| Hutchinson | | | Ch. 209
| Unwritten lecture--oral delivery not |
| publication, 90 |
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1826|Mawman _v._ Tegg |Chancery |L. C. Eldon, |2 Russ. 385
| "Fair use" defined. Inseparable use of |
| copyright material renders whole work |
| an infringement, 256 |
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1828|Clayton _v._ Stone |U. S. C. C. |J. Thompson, |2 Paine, 382
| Copyrightable property not determined by size, |
| form or shape, but by subject-matter, 69 |
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1831|U. S. general copyright act
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1831|Brooke _v._ Chitty |Chancery |L. Brougham, |2 Cooper
| Court cannot restrain book until there is |(Cottenham), 216
| actual printing and publication, 442 |
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1832|Archbold _v._ Sweet |King's Bench |C. J. Tenterden,|5 Carr. & P. 219
| Alterations by publisher not permitted to |
| author's injury, 443 |
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1833|Dramatic copyright act |3 & 4 Will. IV,
| |c. 15
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1834|U. S. supplementary act (assignment)
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1834|Wheaton _v._ Peters |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. McLean, |8 Pet. 591
| U. S. Act of 1790 abrogates common law rights |
| after publication, 40, 41; "There is no |
| common law of the U. S.," 44; exact |
| conformity with statute requisite, 149 |
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1835|Lectures copyright act |5 & 6 Will. IV,
| |c. 65
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1836|Prints and engravings copyright act (Ireland) |6 & 7 Will. IV,
| |c. 59
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1836|Copyright act, library deposit copies |6 & 7 Will. IV,
| |c. 110
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1838|International copyright act |1 & 2 Vict. c. 59
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1839|Copyright in designs (fabrics) act |2 Vict. c. 13
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1839|Amendatory copyright act, for designs |2 Vict. c. 17
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1840|Bell _v._ Locke | [N. Y.] | Chan. |8 Paige, 74
| | Chancery | Walworth, |
| Deceiving public by use of like title is an |
| infringement, 83 |
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1840|Dwight _v._ Appleton |U. S. C. C. |J. Thompson, |1 N. Y. Leg.
| Copyright notice in succeeding volumes held |Obs. 195
| unnecessary, 133 |
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1841|Folsom _v._ Marsh |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Story, |2 Story, 100
| Author of letters has sole right to copyright, |
| 92; piracy if another's labor is |
| substantially appropriated to injurious |
| extent, 252 |
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1841|Gibson _v._ Carruthers|Exchequer | |8 M. & W. 321
| Author cannot on bankruptcy of publisher |
| be required to complete work, 452 |
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1841|Sweet _v._ Cater |Chancery |V. C. Shadwell,|5 Jur. 68
| Publisher may prevent author from issuing |
| competing edition, 444 |
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1842|Copyright act |5 & 6 Vict. c. 45
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1842|Customs act |5 & 6 Vict. c. 47
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1842|Designs copyright act |5 & 6 Vict. c. 100
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1843|Amendatory copyright act, for designs |6 & 7 Vict. c. 65
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1843|Lennie _v._ Pillans |Scotch Ct. |L. P. Boyle, |111 Sc. Rev. R.
| | Sess. | |
| Compilations of non-copyright material showing |2, s. 171
| originality and labor, protected, 81 |
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1844|International copyright act |7 & 8 Vict. c. 12
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1844|Act to reduce duties on books and prints |7 & 8 Vict. c. 73
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1846|Amendatory act for duties on books |9 & 10 Vict. c. 58
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1846|U. S. act. Deposit of copies
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1847|Colonial copyright act |10 & 11 Vict. c. 95
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1847|Story's Executors |U. S. C. C. |J. McLean, |4 McLean, 306
| _v._ Holcombe | | |
| Fair abridgment, by ruling precedents, not an |
| invasion of literary property, 81 |
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1848|Baker _v._ Taylor |U. S. C. C. |J. Betts, |2 Blatch. 82
| Error of 1847 for 1846 in copyright notice |
| invalidates copyright, 129 |
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1848|Russell _v._ Smith |Queen's Bench |L. Denman, |12 Q. B. 217
| Dramatic rendition of song without costume or |
| scenery adjudged "dramatic piece," 176, 191; |
| registration of dramatic piece optional in |
| England, 189 |
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1849|Albert, Prince, _v._ |Ct. App. |V. C. Bruce, |2 De G. & Sm. 652
| Strange | | |
| Common law protects until publication, 187; |
| descriptive catalogue and exhibition of copies |
| of unpublished art work infringements, 238 |
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1850|Copyright in designs act | 13 & 14 Vict.
| | c. 104
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1851|Protection of works. London international exhibition|14 Vict. c. 8
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1852|International copyright act |15 & 16 Vict. c. 12
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1852|Bogue _v._ Houlston |Chancery |V. C. Parker, |5 De G. & Sm. 267
| Copyright extends to every part of a book, 76 |
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1852|Little _v._ Gould |U.S. C.C. App.|J. Nelson, |2 Blatch. 362
| State copyright owner in work of salaried |
| law reporter, 98 |
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1852|Pulte _v._ Derby |U. S. C. C. |J. McLean, |5 McLean, 328
| Publishing contract for "edition," does not |
| prohibit successive printings, 446 |
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1853|Customs consolidation act | 16 & 17 Vict.
| | c. 107
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1853|Cox _v._ Cox |Chancery |V. C. Wood, |11 Hare, 118
| Writer may not prevent alterations made by |
| employer, 443 |
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1853|Stowe _v._ Thomas |U. S. C. C. |J. Grier, |2 Wall Jr. 547
| No exclusive right of translation under |
| early law, 77 |
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1854|Jefferys _v._ Boosey |House of Lords| |4 H. L. C. 815
| Definition of the two senses of copyright, |
| 1, 2, 4; non-resident foreigner could not |
| acquire copyright under act of 1710 by |
| first publication in England, 108, 373 |
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1854|Stevens _v._ Benning |Chancery |V. C. Wood, |1 Kay & J. 168
| Contract for publication a personal contract |
| not assignable without consent, 444 |
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1855|Customs consolidation act. |18 & 19 Vict. c. 96
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1855|U. S. Act. Deposits through mails free
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1855|Stevens _v._ Benning |Ct. App. |Lds. J. Bruce |6 De G. M.
| | & Turner, | & G. 223
| Affirming Stevens _v._ Benning. |
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1856|U. S. supplementary act (dramatic)
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1858|Amendatory copyright act, for designs |21 & 22 Vict. c. 70
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1858|Reade _v._ Bentley |Chancery |V. C. Wood, |4 K. & J. 656
| Contract for publication a personal contract |
| of "joint adventure" terminable by author |
| if not to publisher's loss, 434, 444 |
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1859|U. S. act. Place of deposit
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1860|Blackwood _v._ |Scotch Ct. Sess. |23 Sc. Sess.
| Brewster | | | c. 2, s. 142
| Reprints to replace destroyed copies do not |
| constitute a new edition, 445 |
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1860|Crookes _v._ Petter |Rolls Ct. |Romilly, |6 Jur. 1131
| | | M. R., |
| Editor's name not requisite part of title, 445 |
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1860|Turner _v._ Robinson |Irish Ct. |Smith, M. R., |10 Ir. Ch. R. 121
| | Chanc. | |
| Exhibition, with restriction as to copying, |
| not publication, 232 |
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1860|Turner _v._ Robinson |Ct. App. |L. C. Brady, |10 Ir. Ch. R. 510
| Liability under breach of contract, 232; |
| Academy exhibition considered publication, 232 |
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1861|Amendatory copyright act, for designs |24 & 25 Vict. c. 73
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1861|Statute law revision act |24 & 25 Vict. c. 101
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1861|U. S. act. Appeal for copyright cases to Supreme Court
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1862|Fine arts copyright act |25 & 26 Vict. c. 68
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1862|Boucicault _v._ Fox |U. S. C. C |J. Shipman, |5 Blatch. 87
| A man's intellectual productions his own, |
| except under valid agreement with employer, 97 |
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1862|Drury _v._ Ewing |U. S. C. C. |J. Leavitt, |1 Bond, 540
| Diagram with directions for dress cutting |
| adjudged "book," 69 |
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1862|Howitt _v._ Hall |Chancery |V. C. Wood, |6 L. T. (N. S.) 348
| Copies printed within term of contract may be |
| sold after expiration, 445 |
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1862|Reade _v._ Conquest |Common Pleas |C J. Erle, |11 C. B. (N. S.) 478
| Dramatization based on novelization, |
| infringement of original play, 172 |
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1863|Boucicault _v._ |Chancery |V. C Wood, |1 H. & M. 597
| Delafield | | |
| First publication outside British Dominions |
| under int. copr. act, forfeits playright, 184 |
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1863|Hotten _v._ Arthur |Chancery |V. C. Wood, |1 H. & M. 603
| Catalogue of old books copyrightable, 73 |
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1863|Tinsley _v._ Lacy |Chancery |V. C Wood, |1 H. & M. 747
| Printed dramatization enjoined as using |
| substantial parts of novel, 173 |
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1864|Low _v._ Routledge |Chancery | V. C. |33 L. J. (N. S.)
| | | Kindersley |
| Inaccuracy in name of proprietor invalidates | Ch. 717
| copyright entry, 128 |
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1865|U. S. supplementary act (photographs)
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1867|Statute law revision act |30 & 31 Vict. c. 59
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1867|U. S. act. Penalty for failure to deposit
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1867|Maxwell _v._ Hogg |Chancery |L. Cairns, |2 Ch. D. 307
| _Belgravia_--Title not protectable until |
| associated with a published work, 75, 84, 85 |
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1868|Daly _v._ Palmer |U. S. C. C. |J. Blatchford,|6 Blatch. 256
| Test of piracy defined, 175 |
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1868|Routledge _v._ Low |House of Lords |L. R., 3 H. L. 100
| Foreigner temporarily resident at first |
| publication may acquire British copyright under |
| act of 1842, 109; first publication probably |
| single requisite for copyright 109, 374 |
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1869|Lawrence _v._ Dana |U. S. C. C. |J. Clifford, |4 Cliff. 1
| An abridgment permitted as established by |
| precedent, 81; new notice on new edition |
| protects matter copyright in old edition, 134; |
| "copying is not confined to literal |
| repetition," 254 |
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1869|Taylor _v._ Pillow |Chancery |V. C. James, |L. R. 7 Eq. 418
| Proprietor, after assigning copyright, may |
| dispose of unsold copies, 446 |
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1870|U. S. consolidation act
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1870|Black _v._ Murray |Scotch Ct. Sess.|L. Inglis, |IX Sc. Rev. R. 3,
| New editions "enlarged and improved" | s. 443
| copyrightable, 75 |
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1871|Stannard _v._ Harrison|Chancery |V. C. Bacon, |24 L. T. (N. S.)
| Right in map drawn to order vests in | 570
| employer, 239 |
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1872|Clark _v._ Bishop |Exchequer |C. B. Kelly, |25 L. T. (N. S.)
| Song dramatically rendered protected as | 908
| dramatic piece, 176 |
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1872|Cobbett _v._ Woodward |Chancery |L. Romilly, |L. R. 14 Eq. 407
| No copyright in an advertisement, 73 |
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1872|Osgood _v._ Allen |U. S. C. C. |J. Shepley, |1 Holmes, 185
| "_Our Young Folks_"--a title not copyrightable |
| as such, 82, 85 |
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1872|Palmer _v._ DeWitt |N. Y. Ct. App.|J. Allen, |47 N. Y. 532
| Performance of play not publication, 180 |
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1873|U. S. act. Inclusion in Revised Statutes
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1874|U. S. act. Notice, fees, etc.
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1874|Isaacs _v._ Daly |N. Y. Sup. Ct.|J. Curtis, |7 Jones & Sp. 511
| Title "Charity" cannot be monopolized, 82, 84 |
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1874|Toole _v._ Young |Queen's Bench |C. J. |9 Q. B. 523
| | | Cockburn, |
| Right of dramatization not included under book |
| copyright in England, 172 |
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1874|Ward _v._ Beeton |Chancery |V. C. Malins, |L. R. 19 Eq. 207
| Proprietary name may not be used on competing |
| publication, 445 |
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1874|Warne _v._ Routledge |Chancery |Jessel, M. R.,|L. R. 18 Eq. 497
| Right of publishing exclusive fortune of |
| contract only, 445 |
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1875|International copyright act |38 Vict. c. 12
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1875|Canada copyright act |38 & 39 Vict. c. 53
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1875|Amendatory copyright act for designs |38 & 39 Vict. c. 93
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1875|Banks _v._ McDivitt |U. S. C. C. |J. Shipman, |13 Blatch. 163
| Test of piracy defined, 251
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1875|Boucicault _v._ Hart |U. S. C. C. |J. Hunt, |13 Blatch. 37
| Exact conformity with statute requisite, 149 |
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1875|Parkinson _v._ Laselle|U. S. C. C. |J. Sawyer, |3 Sawyer, 330
| Exact conformity with statute requisite, 149 |
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1876|Customs law consolidation act |39 & 40 Vict. c. 36
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1876|Boucicault _v._ |Chancery |J. James, |5 Ch. D. 267
| Chatterton | | |
| Previous performance of "Shaughraun" in N. Y. |
| forfeited playright, 184 |
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1876|Chatterton _v._ Cave |Ct. App. |C. J. |46 L. J. (N. S.)
| | | Cockburn, |
| Rival dramatization, utilizing not substantial |C. L. 97
| added scenes, permitted, 174 |
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1878|Chatterton _v._ Cave |House of Lords| |3 A. C. 483
| Following decision of lower court. |
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1878|Weldon _v._ Dicks |Chancery |V. C. Malins, |10 Ch. D. 247
| Title "Trial and Triumph" protected as virtually |
| trade-mark, 83 |
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1879|U. S. act. Transmission through mails
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1879|Hole _v._ Bradbury |Chancery |J. Fry, |12 Ch. D. 886
| Authors entitled to resume rights succeeding |
| publishers, 445 |
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1879|Kelly _v._ Byles |Chancery |V. C. Bacon, |13 Ch. D. 682
| Title "Post Office directory" not copyrightable. |
| No resemblance of publications, 83 |
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1880|Putnam _v._ Pollard |N. Y. Sup. Ct.|J. Beach, |N. Y. Daily Reg.
| State common law superseded by U. S. statute, 40 |O. 13 '80
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1881|Dicks _v._ Yates |Chancery |V. C. Bacon, |18 Ch. D. 76
| "Splendid misery"--title thrice used, common |
| property, not protectable, 83 |
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1882|Copyright (musical compositions) act |45 & 46 Vict.
| |c. 40
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1882|U. S. act. Position of notice
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1882|Cable _v._ Marks |Chancery |V. C. Bacon, |47 L. T. (N. S.)
| Shadow-trick perforated card, not copyrightable, |432
| 242 |
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1882|Chappell _v._ Boosey |Chancery |J. North, |21 Ch. D. 232
| Publication as book before performance does not |
| preclude performing rights, 183, 184 |
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1882|Maple _v._ Junior Army |Ct. App. |J. Jessel, |21 Ch. D. 369
| & Navy Stores | | |
| Illustrated advertising catalogue protected, 73 |
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1883|Patents, designs, and trade marks act |46 & 47 Vict.
| |c. 57
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1883|Clemens _v._ Belford |U. S. C. C. |J. Blodgett, |14 F. R. 728
|Right to publish involves right to state authorship, 98
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1883|Thomas _v._ Lennon |U. S. C. C. |J. Lowell, |14 F. R. 849
| Unpublished oratorio infringed by orchestral |
| score from non-copyright piano arrangement, 187 |
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1884|Burrow-Giles Lith. |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Miller, |111 U. S. 53
|Co. _v._ Sarony | | |
| "Writings" construed to cover photographs, 67, |
| 240; N. Sarony (for Napoleon Sarony) sufficing |
| as name, 129 |
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1884|Estes _v._ Williams |U. S. C. C. |J. Wheeler, |21 F. R. 189
| "Chatterbox"--title restrained from use on |
| juveniles of like general character, 83 |
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1884|Duck _v._ Bates |Ct. App. |Brett, M. R., |13 Q. B. 843
| Amateur performance not for profit not a public |
| representation, 186 |
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1884|Nicols _v._ Pitman |Chancery |J. Kay, |26 Ch. D. 374
| Indirect copying by shorthand characters an |
| infringement, 254 |
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1886|International copyright act |49 & 50 Vict.
| |c. 33
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1886|Aronson _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Blodgett, |28 F. R. 75
| Fleckenstein | | |
| Title of drama protected under common law, 192 |
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1886|Harper _v._ Shoppell |U. S. C. C. |J. Wallace, |23 Blatch. 431
| Unprinted electrotype did not infringe |
| copyright, 235 |
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1886|Holloway _v._ Bradley |U. S. C. C. |J. Butler, |_Pub. Week._ 30:223
| Publisher may affix material to copyright |
| book, 100 |
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1886|Monaghan _v._ Taylor |Queen's Bench |L. C. J. |2 T. L. R. 685
| | | Coleridge, |
| Proprietor of music hall liable for infringement |
| by singer, 193 |
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1887|Estes _v._ Worthington|U. S. C. C. |J. Shipman, |31 F. R. 154
| Title "Chatterbox" protected as trade-mark |
| against simulating publication of differing |
| contents, 84, 261 |
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1887|Harper _v._ Franklin |U. S. C. C. |J. Waite, |_Pub. Week._ 31:372
| Sq. Lib. Co. | | |
| Trade-mark rights in name "Franklin Square |
| library" protected, 262 |
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1888|Copyright (musical compositions) act |51 & 52 Vict. c. 17
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1888|Patents, designs and trade marks act |51 & 52 Vict. c. 50
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1888|Callaghan _v._ Myers |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Blatchford,|128 U. S. 617
| 1866 for 1867 does not invalidate copyright |
| notice, 130 |
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1888|Gottsberger _v._ Estes|U. S. C. C. |J. Colt, |33 F. R. 381
| Publication before deposit voided copyright |
| (under old law), 136 |
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1888|Mitchell & Miller _v._|N. Y. Sup. Ct.| |_Pub. Week._ 34:586
| White & Allen | | |
| "Life"--misleading use of title enjoined, 84 |
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1888|Munro _v._ Beadle |N. Y. Sup. Ct.|J. Ingraham, |18 St. R. 278
| "Sleuth" as a dictionary word not protectable, 262
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1888|Munro _v._ Smith |N. Y. Sup. Ct.|J. O'Brien, |18 St. R. 279
| Use of name "Sleuth" when misleading the public |
| actionable, 262 |
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1888|Schumacher _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Wallace, |35 F. R. 210
| Wogram | | |
| Copyright probably voided by too early date in |
| notice, 130; picture intended for cigar label |
| not copyrightable, but trade-mark, 237 |
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1888|Warne _v._ Seebohm |Chancery |J. Stirling, |39 Ch. D. 73
| Dramatization quoting beyond fair use |
| infringement of novel, 173 |
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1889|Revenue act |52 & 53 Vict. c. 42
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1889|Beere _v._ Ellis |Queen's Bench |B. Pollock, |5 T. L. R. 330
| Rival dramatization enjoined, because added |
| features were infringed, 173 |
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1889|Cate _v._ Devon |Chancery |J. North, |40 Ch. D. 500
| Indirect copying from newspaper reprint held |
| infringement, 254 |
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1889|Everson _v._ Young |D. C. Sup. Ct.|J. Cole, |26 W. L. R. 546
| Blank book not copyrightable, 72; librarian of |
| Congress not discretionary officer, 72, 96 |
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1889|Gilmore _v._ Anderson |U. S. C. C. |J. Wheeler, |38 F. R. 846
| Common use of non-copyright material or work on |
| same subject not infringement, 255 |
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1890|Munro _v._ Beadle |N. Y. App. |J. Macomber, |55 Hun 312
| | Div. | |
| "Sleuth" properly subject of trade-mark, 262 |
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1890|Munro _v._ Smith |U. S. C. C. |J. Shipman, |42 F. R. 266
| Illustration picturing "Old Sleuth" not |
| infringement, 262 |
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1890|Schlesinger _v._ |Chancery |J. Kekewich, |63 L. T. (N. S.)
| Bedford | | | 762
| Independent and "essentially different" |
| dramatization permitted despite author's own |
| dramatization, 173 |
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1890|Schlesinger _v._ |Chancery |J. Kekewich, |63 L. T. (N. S.)
| Turner | | | 764
| Plays substantially similar an infringement, 173 |
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1891|U. S. amendatory (inter. copr.) act
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1891|Munro _v._ Tousey |N. Y. Ct. App.|J. Gray, |129 N. Y. 38
| Name "Sleuth" not protectable, 262 |
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1891|Black _v._ Ehrich |U. S. C. C. |J. Wallace, |44 F. R. 793
| Title "Encyclopaedia Britannica" not protected |
| when public is not misled, 261 |
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1891|Dodd _v._ Smith |Penn. Sup. Ct.|_Per curiam_, |144 Pa. St. 340
| Underselling by rebinds of paper-covered edition |
| not enjoinable, 263 |
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1891|Falk _v._ Brett Lith. |U. S. C. C. |J. Wheeler, |48 F. R. 678
| Co. | | |
| Posing for photograph justifies copyright by |
| photographer.--Reversed lithograph infringement, |
| 241 |
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1891|Falk _v._ Gast |U. S. C. C. |J. Coxe, |48 F. R. 262
| Copyright not forfeited by omission of notice on |
| remounting of photographs by another than |
| proprietor, 236; posing for photograph justifies |
| copyright by photographer, 241 |
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1891|Fishburn _v._ |Chancery |J. Stirling, |[1891] 2 Ch. 371
| Hollingshead | | |
| Registration and deposit requisite except under |
| International copyright act, 313 |
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1892|Duck _v._ Mayen |Queen's Bench |J. Day, |8 T. L. R. 339
| Limitation of specific license for drama |
| enforced, 190 |
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1892|Fishel _v._ Lueckel |U. S. C. C. |J. Townsend, |53 F. R. 499
| Appropriation of part of a work an infringement, |
| 244 |
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1892|Fuller _v._ Bemis |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |50 F. R. 926
| Skirt dance not a dramatic composition, 177 |
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1892|Lamb _v._ Evans |Ct. App. |L. J. Lindley,|[1893], 1 Ch. 218
| Copyright in sheet of advertisements upheld, 74 |
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1892|Lee _v._ Gibbings |Chancery |J. Kekewich, |8 T. L. R. 773
| Injury to author's repute question of libel not |
| of copyright, 274 |
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1892|Lucas _v._ Williams |Ct. App. |L. Esher, |L. R. [1892] 2
| Photograph of engraving infringes original |Q. B. 113
| painting, 243, 274 |
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1892|Walter _v._ Steinkopff|Chancery |J. North, |[1892] 3 Ch. 489
| Copyright in form of news protectable, 89, 259. |
| Copying two-fifths of newspaper article, "unfair |
| use," 259 |
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1892|Daly _v._ Webster |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |56 F. R. 483
| | App. | |
| Infringement by single situation from dramatic |
| work, 191; change of sub-title after copyrighting|
| immaterial, 192 |
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1893|U. S. enabling act (deposit)
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1893|Black _v._ Allen |U. S. C. C. |J. Townsend, |56 F. R. 764
| Inclusion of copyright material in non-copyright |
| work does not vitiate copyright, 261; copyright |
| may be transferred to foreign owner, 261; |
| variation from registered title on use in |
| cyclopaedia immaterial, 261 |
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1893|Falk _v._ Donaldson |U. S. C. C. |J. Townsend, |57 F. R. 32
| Differences in lithographic reproduction of |
| photograph not a defense, 244 |
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1893|Falk _v._ Gast |U. S. C. C. |J. Shipman, |54 F. R. 890
| | App. | |
| Miniature samples not a publication of picture. |
| Affirming Falk _v._ Gast, 235 |
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1893|Falk _v._ Heffron |U. S. C. C. |J. Wheeler, |56 F. R. 299
| "Sheets" defined--copyright law must be strictly |
| construed as to forfeiture and penalties, 271 |
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1893|French _v._ Day et al.|Queen's Bench |J. Kennedy, |9 T. L. R. 548
| Proprietor, not manager, of theatre responsible |
| defendant, 193 |
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1893|Hanfstaengl _v._ |Queen's Bench |J. Charles, |[1893] 2 Q. B. 1
| Holloway | | |
| Registration and deposit not requisite, 313 |
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1893|Macdonald _v._ |West. Co. Ct. | |Copinger 782
| National Review | | |
| Printers' proof sent by publisher to author |
| implies acceptance of ms., 442 |
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1893|Reichardt _v._ Sapte |Queen's Bench |J. Hawkins, |[1893] 2 Q. B. 308
| Similar play previously written but later |
| performed cannot be enjoined, 187 |
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1894|Drummond _v._ Altemus |U. S. C. C. |J. Dallas, |60 F. R. 338
| Author may restrain under common law imperfect |
| reports of lectures, 264 |
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1894|Ellis _v._ Ogden |Queen's Bench |J. Collins, |11 T. L. R. 50
| Right in photographs not paid for belongs to |
| photographer, 239 |
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1894|French _v._ Kreling |U. S. C. C. |J. Hawley, |63 F. R. 621
| Printing of libretto for sole use of singers not |
| publication, 181 |
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1894|Gilbert _v._ Star |Chancery |J. Chitty, |11 T. L. R. 4
| Newspaper report of play under rehearsal |
| forbidden under common law, 186 |
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1894|Hanfstaengl _v._ |Ct. App. |L. Esher, |[1895] 1 Q. B. 347
| American Tobacco Co.| | |
| Registration and deposit in England not necessary|
| for foreign work, 313 |
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1894|Hanfstaengl _v._ |House of Lords| |[1895] A. C. 20
| Baines | | |
| _Tableaux_ not infringement of |
| pictures--"Design" does not cover |
| _tableaux_, 242 |
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1894|Henderson _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Putnam, |60 F. R. 758
| Tompkins | | |
| Literary merit not requisite, 177 |
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1894|Press Pub. Co. _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Wheeler, |59 F. R. 324
| Falk | | |
| Proprietorship of gratuitous photograph of |
| actress remains with photographer, 238 |
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1894|Social Register |U. S. C. C. |J. Green, |60 F. R. 270
| Assoc. _v._ Howard | | |
| Similar title enjoined as unfair competition, 262|
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1894|Springer _v._ Falk |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |59 F. R. 707
| | App. | |
| Composite photograph from two copyrighted |
| portraits held an infringement, 244 |
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1894|Werckmeister _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Townsend, |63 F. R. 808
| Springer | | |
| Copyright does not pass with sale of painting, |
| 234; illustration of picture in exhibition |
| catalogue not publication, 234 |
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1894|Littleton _v._ Ditson |U. S. C. C. |J. Colt, |62 F. R. 597
| Music sheets excepted from manufacturing |
| provisions, 167 |
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1894|West Pub. Co. _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Coxe, |64 F. R. 360
| Lawyers' Pub. Co. | | |
| Only proved "instances of piracy" in law digest |
| enjoined, 258 |
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1895|U. S. act. Government documents not copyrightable
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1895|U. S. act. Penalties for infringement of photographs, etc.
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1895-1905 State dramatic laws
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1895|Ditson _v._ Littleton |U. S. C. C. |_Per curiam_, |67 F. R. 905
| | App. | |
| Affirming Littleton _v._ Ditson |
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1895|Bolton _v._ Aldin |Queen's Bench |J. Grantham, |65 L. J. Q. B. 120
| Drawing remade from photograph infringement, 241 |
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1895|Chicago Dollar |U. S. C. C. |J. Baker, |65 F. R. 463
| Directory Co. _v._ | App. | |
| Chicago Dir. Co. | | |
| Quantity of common errors evidence of |
| infringement in compilation, 257 |
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1895|Ellis _v._ Marshall |Queen's Bench |J. Charles, |11 T. L. R. 522
| Right in photograph paid for vests in sitter, 239|
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1895|Exchange Tel. Co. |Queen's Bench |L. Esher, |[1896] 1 Q. B.
| _v._ Gregory | | M. R., | 147
| Information furnished to subscribers protected, 89|
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1895|Fuller _v._ Blackpool |Ct. of App. |L. Esher, |[1895] 2 Q. B.
| Winter Gardens Co. | | M. R., | 429
| Song in costume but without dramatic action, not |
| dramatic piece, 176 |
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1895|Harper _v._ Ganthony |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |Hamlin Copr. C.
| "Trilby"--monologues in costume following plot, | & D. 138
| a dramatic infringement, 82, 171 |
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1895|Harper _v._ Ranous |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |67 F. R. 904
| Right of dramatization of "Trilby" included in |
| copyright of novel, 170 |
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1895|Keeler _v._ Standard |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Shiras, |157 U. S. 659
| Folding Bed Co. | | |
| Sale of patented article absolute and complete |
| unless restricted by contract, 54 |
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1895|Snow _v._ Mast |U. S. C. C. |J. Sage, |65 F. R. 995
| Abbreviation of date ('94 for 1894) in copyright |
| notice permitted, 130 |
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1895|Wheeler _v._ Cobbey |U. S. C. C. |J. Shiras, |70 F. R. 487
| Damages dependent on forfeiture, within statutory|
| 2 years, 272 |
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1896|Webster _v._ Daly |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Fuller, |163 U. S. 155
| Affirming Daly _v._ Webster |
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1896|Gabriel _v._ McCabe |U. S. C. C. |J. Grosscup, |74 F. R. 743
| License of song for a collection permits use in |
| combination or abridgment of such collection, 82,|
| 256. |
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1896|Griffith _v._ Tower |Chancery |J. Stirling, |L. R. [1897] 1
| Publishing agreement not transferable as | Ch. 21
| bankruptcy asset, 451 |
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1896|Guggenheim _v._ Leng |Queen's Bench |J. Cave, |12 T. L. R. 491
| Printing illustration as separate supplement |
| infringement, as outside licensed use, 236 |
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1896|Ladd _v._ Oxnard |U. S. C. C. |J. Putnam, |75 F. R. 703
| Leasing a book to subscribers is publication, 53 |
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1896|Mead _v._ West Pub. |U. S. C. C. |J. Lochren, |80 F. R. 380
| Co. | | |
| Use from copyright book of non-copyright material|
| not infringement, 257 |
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1896|Mott _v._ Clow |U. S. C. C. |J. Grosscup, |72 F. R. 168
| Illustrations in trade catalogue being "mere |
| advertisements" not copyrightable, 237 |
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1896|Pierce & Bushnell Co. |U. S. C. C. |J. Colt, |72 F. R. 54
| _v._ Werckmeister | App. | |
| Exhibition without copyright notice considered |
| publication, 233 |
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1896|Pitt Pitts _v._ George|Ct. App. |J. Lindley, |[1896] 2 Ch. 866
| Importation of foreign edition prohibited under |
| British copyright, 292; "proprietor" means owner |
| of British copyright, 292, (296) |
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1896|Press Pub. Co. _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |73 F. R. 196
| Monroe | App. | |
| Publication without author's consent does not |
| divest him of any rights, 45; broad |
| interpretation of author's rights, 48 |
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1896|Tree _v._ Bowkett, |Chancery |J. Kekewich, |74 L. T. (N. S.) 77
| "Trilby"--rival dramatization, copying added |
| scenes enjoined, 174 |
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1897|U. S. act. Appointment of Register of Copyrights
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1897|U. S. act. Penalty for false claim of copyright
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1897|U. S. act. Unauthorized representation
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1897|Hoyt _v._ Bates |U. S. C. C. |J. Putnam, |81 F. R. 641
| Ownership of copyright property is question for |
| state courts, 268 |
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1897|Morrison _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Seaman, |87 F. R. 330
| Pettibone | | |
| Uncompleted reproductions not exact copies and |
| not forfeitable, 272 |
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1897|Osgood _v._ Aloe |U. S. C. C. |J. Adams, |83 F. R. 470
| Omission of name vitiates copyright notice |
| though given in imprint, 128 |
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1897|West Pub. Co. _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |79 F. R. 756
| Lawyers' Pub. Co. | App. | |
| Whole law digest enjoined, although only parts |
| were infringements, 258 |
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1898|Bolton _v._ London |Queen's Bench |J. Mathew, |14 T. L. R. 550
| Exhibitions | | |
| Employer, giving to engraver only "general idea,"|
| not party liable for infringement, 240; |
| lithograph outline from copyright picture, though|
| with other details, held infringement, 244; |
| parties ordering poster held not punishable for |
| infringement by lithographer without their |
| knowledge, 253 |
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1898|Broder _v._ Zeno |U. S. C. C. |J. Morrow, |88 F. R. 74
| Mauvais | | |
| Indecent song not copyrightable--melody |
| protected, 86 |
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1898|Jewellers' Merc. |N. Y. Ct. App.|C. J. Parker, |155 N. Y. 241
| Agency _v._ Jeweller's Wkly Pub. Co. |
| Leasing a book to subscribers is publication, 53 |
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1898|Miles _v._ Amer. |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |Hamlin Copr.
| News Co. | | | C. & D. 29
| Specific license for limited use of illustrations|
| enforced, 236 |
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1898|Mallory _v._ Mackaye |U. S. C. C. |J. Wheeler, |86 F. R. 122
| Employer entitled to copyright in dramatic works |
| written under salary, 188 |
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1899|Mackaye _v._ Mallory |U. S. C. C. |J. Wallace, |92 F. R. 749
| | App. | |
| "Modifying" Mallory _v._ Mackaye, but upholding |
| right of employer |
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1899|Bennett _v._ Carr |U. S. C. C. |J. Thomas, |96 F. R. 213
| | App. | |
| Copyright invalidated (under old law) by failure |
| to deposit written description of picture, 236 |
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1899|Boosey _v._ Whight |Ct. App. |J. Lindley, |[1900] 1 Ch. 122
| Perforated music roll not "copy" of sheet music, |
| 208; marginal directions neither music nor |
| literary composition, 208 |
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1899|Brady _v._ Daly |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Peckham, |175 U. S. 148
| Single situation protected as integral part of |
| drama, 191; damages, not penalty, under copyright|
| statute, 272 |
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1899|Daly _v._ Walrath |N. Y. App. |J. Bartlett, |40 App. Div. 220
| | Div. | |
| Prior printing abroad forfeits American dramatic |
| rights, 181 |
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1899|Green _v._ Irish |Irish Ct. of |L. J. |[1899] 1 Ir.
| Independent | App. | Fitz-Gibbon,| Rep. 386
| Newspaper liable for infringement, though without|
| knowledge, copyr. illustration printed as |
| advertisement, 236, 253 |
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1899|Holmes _v._ Hurst |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Brown, |174 U. S. 82
| Copyright protects intellectual production of |
| author, not merely the particular form. "Book" |
| not confined to bound volume, 67 |
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1899|McDonald _v._ Hearst |U. S. C. C. |J. De Haven, |95 F. R. 656
| Employer cannot be held to penal responsibility |
| for act of agent, 271 |
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1899|Maxwell _v._ Goodwin |U. S. C. C. |J. Seaman, |93 F. R. 665
| Playright in unpublished work, inherent under |
| common law, 187 |
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1899|Murphy _v._ Christian |N. Y. App. |J. Cullen, |38 N. Y. App. Div.
| Press Assoc. | Div. | | 426
| Decision against restraint of trade not |
| applicable to copyright monopolies, 50 |
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1900|U. S. act. Hawaii and Porto Rico protection
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1900|Bennett _v._ Boston |U. S. C. C. |J. Colt, |101 F. R. 445
| Traveler Co. | App. | |
| Suit must be brought under general copyright of |
| newspaper, when portion is not specifically |
| copyrighted, 272 |
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1900|Dielman _v._ White |U. S. C. C. |J. Lowell, |102 F. R. 892
| Contract with U. S. Govt. failed to reserve |
| copyright on designs, 234 |
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1900|Maloney _v._ Foote |U. S. C. C. |J. Pardee, |101 F. R. 264
| No infringement by acts before copyrighting, 274 |
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1900|Monarch Bk. Co. |U. S. C. C. |J. Grosscup, |Hamlin Copr.
| _v._ Neil | | | C. & D. 30
| Copies of copyrighted modifications of |
| non-copyright pictures enjoined, 244 |
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1900|Snow _v._ Laird |U. S. C. C. |J. Woods, |98 F. R. 813
| | App. | |
| Slight alteration on non-copyrighted photograph |
| does not justify copyright, 245 |
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1900|Walter _v._ Lane |House of Lords| |[1900] A. C. 539
| Reports of Rosebery's speeches--no literary merit|
| or labor need be shown to secure copyright, 68 |
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1900|Falk _v._ Curtis Pub. |U. S. C. C. |J. Dallas, |100 F. R. 77
| Co. | | |
| "Person" includes partnerships and corporations, |
| 273 |
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1901|Falk _v._ Curtis Pub. |U. S. C. C. |J. Buffington,|107 F. R. 126
| Co. |App. | |
| Suit for penalties cannot precede forfeiture, |
| 273.--Affirming Falk _v._ Curtis Pub. Co. |
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1901|Child _v._ N. Y. |U. S. C. C. |J. Hazel, |110 F. R. 527
| Times Co. | | |
| No penalty where copies are not literally "found |
| in possession," 272 |
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1901|Doan, _et al._ _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Jenkins, |105 F. R. 772
| Amer. Bk. Co. | App. | |
| Rebound second-hand copies no infringement, but |
| must be distinctly marked, 263 |
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1901|Marshall _v._ Bull |Ct. App. |L. J. Collins,|85 L. T. 77
| Illustrations protected as part of book, 238; |
| sale of electrotypes does not transfer |
| copyright, 238 |
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1901|Neufeld _v._ Chapman |King's Bench |J. Walton, |_Times_ O. 31, '01
| "All copies sold" includes periodical |
| publication, 448 |
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1901|Nicholls _v._ Parker |King's Bench |J. Wright, |17 T. L. R. 482
| Specific license for use of illustration in |
| specified periodical upheld, despite "custom of |
| the trade," 236 |
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1901|Stern _v._ Rosey |D. C. C. App. |J. Shepard, |17 App. Dist.
| | | | Col. 562
| Mechanical reproduction of copyrighted songs not |
| preventable, 205 |
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1901|Trengrouse _v._ "Sol" |Chancery |C. J. |_Times_ S. 26, '01
| Syndicate | | Alverstone, |
| Whole work infringement though less than a page |
| pirated, 254 |
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1901|Western Union _v._ |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Brewer, |181 U. S. 92
| Call Pub. Co. | | |
| When common law in states is in conflict, U. S. |
| courts will enforce that of England, 44 |
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1901|Hegeman _v._ Springer |U. S. C. C. |J. Wheeler, |110 F. R. 374
| | App. | |
| Seizure without prior demand authorized, 274 |
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1902|Musical (summary proceedings) copyright act |2 Edw. VII, c. 15
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1902|Amer. Press Assoc. |U. S. C. C. |J. Jenkins, |120 F. R. 766
| _v._ Daily Story | App. | |
| Pub. Co. | | |
| Innocent copying from reprint lacking copyright |
| notice an infringement, 253 |
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1902|Britain _v._ Hanks |King's Bench |J. Wright, |86 L. T. 765
| Toy soldiers, artistically modeled, copyrightable|
| as sculpture, 247 |
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1902|Fraser _v._ Yack |U. S. C. C. |J. Jenkins, |116 F. R. 285
| | App. | |
| "Little Minister"--Foreigner, prior to 1891, |
| could transfer advance sheets only, not right to |
| copyright, 110 |
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1902|Herne _v._ Liebler |N. Y. App. |J. Ingraham, |73 App. Div.
| | Div. | | 194
| Sub-license under limited lease of unpublished |
| drama prevented under common law, 187 |
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1902|Mifflin _v._ Dutton |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Brown, |174 U. S. 82
| In joint authorship duplicate copyrights under |
| different names not permissible, 102 |
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1902|National Tel. News Co.|U. S. C. C. |J. Grosscup, |119 F. R. 294
| _v._ Western Union | App. | |
| News on ticker tape not copyrightable but unfair |
| use enjoinable, 89 |
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1902|Patterson _v._ Ogilvie|U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |119 F. R. 451
| Variance of sub-title immaterial, 192; damages |
| not barred by limitation as penalties, 273 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1903|Graves _v._ Gorrie |Privy Council |Ld. Lindley, |89 L. T. 111
| Fine arts copyright act, 1862, does not protect |
| outside United Kingdom, 246 |
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1903|Hegeman _v._ Springer |U. S. Sup. Ct.|_Per curiam_, |189 U. S. 505
| Affirming Hegeman _v._ Springer |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1903|Barnes _v._ Miner |U. S. C. C. |J. Ray, |122 F. R. 480
| Combination of songs, costume and cinematograph |
| not a dramatic composition, 175 |
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1903|Bleistein _v._ |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Holmes, |188 U. S. 239
| Donaldson | | |
| Copyright can be entered in trading name instead |
| of legal name, 102; circus posters protected--"A |
| picture is none the less a subject of copyright |
| that it is used for an advertisement," 237 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1903|Bloom _v._ Nixon |U. S. C. C. |J. McPherson, |125 F. R. 977
| Parody, including quotation, not infringement, |
| 190 |
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1903|Champney _v._ Haag |U. S. C. C. |J. McPherson, |121 F. R. 944
| Photograph from a photograph construed as |
| infringement of photograph, and not of original |
| painting, 243, 274 |
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1903|Cleland _v._ Thayer |U. S. C. C. |J. Caldwell, |121 F. R. 71
| | App. | |
| Original photograph of uncopyrighted or |
| uncopyrightable subject protected, 241 |
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1903|Dodge _v._ Allied Arts|N. Y. Sup. Ct.|J. McCall, |Hamlin Copr.
| | | | C. & D. 115
| Artist can prevent alterations of paintings done |
| on commission, 245 |
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1903|Edison _v._ Lubin |U. S. C. C. |J. Buffington,|122 F. R. 240
| | App. | |
| Entire moving picture film one photograph |
| protected by single notice, 242 |
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1903|Frohman _v._ Weber |N. Y. Sup. Ct.|J. Clarke, |Hamlin Copr.
| | | | C. & D. 151
| Use of names of characters in plays not |
| infringement, 192 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1903|Kipling _v._ Putnam |U. S. C. C. |J. Coxe, |120 F. R. 631
| | App. | |
| Changed binding of copyright work permissible, |
| 263; elephant's head design not distinctive |
| trade-mark, 263; no similarity to constitute |
| unfair competition, 263 |
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1903|Lawrence & Bullen |House of Lords| |[1904] L. R. App.
| _v._ Aflalo | | | C. 17
| Proprietor of encyclopaedia "stood in the shoes" |
| of writers as copyright proprietor, 99 |
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1903|Lorimer _v._ Boston |Mass. Sup. Ct.|J. Morton, |_Pub. Week._
| Herald | | | 63:1386
| Burlesqued title in newspaper articles not |
| enjoinable, 264 |
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1903|Moore _v._ Edwardes |King's Bench |L. C. J. |_Times_ Mr. 3, '03
| | | Alverstone, |
| Use of scenario from rejected ms. for |
| unauthorised work punished, 176 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1903|Nethersole _v._ Bell |Chancery |J. Farwell, |_Times_ Jl. 4, 31,
| Rival dramatisation as modified from other | '03
| version enjoined, 174 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1903|Rinehart _v._ Smith |U. S. C. C. |J. McPherson, |121 F. R. 148
| Replevin not the proper form of copyright suit, |
| 273 |
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1903|Stone _v._ Long, |King's Bench |Master Chitty,|Copr. Cas.
| Publisher responsible for loss of ms. by | '01-'04, 66
| employee's negligence, 442 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1903|Thompson Co. _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Coxe, |122 F. R. 922
| Amer. Law Book Co. | App. | |
| Use of list of cases, made from copyright digest,|
| as guide to reports not infringement, 258; |
| "equity will not protect a pirate from |
| infringements of his piratical work," 258 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1903|Victor Talking |U. S. C. C. |J. Baker, |123 F. R. 424
| Mach. Co. _v._ The Fair|App. |
| Patent as a monopoly, 50 |
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1903|Wagner _v._ Conried |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |125 F. R. 798
| Previous printing abroad forfeits American |
| playright in music, 181 |
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1903|Wright _v._ Eisle |N. Y. App. |J. Woodward, |86 App. Div. 356
| | Div. | |
| Filing of architectural plans in public office |
| constitutes publication, 242 |
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1904|U. S. act. Protection of works, Louisiana Purchase Exposition
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1904|Bisel _v._ Welsh |U. S. C. C. |J. Holland, |131 F. R. 564
| Repetition of errors evidence of author's |
| infringement of his own earlier work, 257 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1904|Encyclopaedia |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |_Pub. Week._
| Brittanica Co. _v._ | | | 55:1458
| Tribune Assoc. | | |
| Condensations of copyright articles from |
| cyclopaedia enjoined, 261 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1904|Gannet _v._ Rupert |U. S. C. C. |J. Coxe, |_Pub. Week._
| | App. | | 55:69
| "Comfort" as title of periodical protected as |
| common law trade-mark, 84; court should arrest |
| pirate before he makes off with plunder, 274 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1904|Straus _v._ Amer. |N. Y. Ct. App.|C. J. Parker, |177 N. Y. 473
| Pub. Assoc. | | |
| Agreements to restrict prices legal on copyright |
| books; contrary to statute on non-copyright |
| books, 57 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1905|U. S. act. _Ad interim_ protection
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1905|U. S. trade-mark act
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1905|Fraser _v._ Edwardes |King's Bench |J. Darling, |_Times_ Mr. 23-30,
| Use of scenario from rejected ms. for | '05
| unauthorized work punished, 176 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1905|Harper _v._ Donohue |U. S. C. C. |J. Sanborn, |144 F. R. 491
| Analysis of author's rights, 47; omission of |
| notice on foreign-made edition does not vitiate |
| Amer. copyright, 133 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1905|Hills _v._ Hoover |U. S. C. C. |J. Holland, |136 F. R. 701
| Additional words in copyright notice harmless |
| superfluity, 128 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1905|Lucas _v._ Moncrieff |Chancery |J. Warrington,|21 T. L. R. 683
| Publishing agreement released by bankruptcy of |
| publisher, 443 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1905|Sampson & Murdock |U. S. C. C. |J. Putnam, |140 F. R. 539
| Co. _v._ Seaver | App. | |
| Radford | | |
| Verification from rival directory beyond fair |
| use, 255 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1905|Slingsby _v._ Bradford|Chancery |J. Warrington,|[1905] W. N. 122
| Co. | | |
| Copying of fraudulent material not punishable in |
| equity, 258 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Musical copyright act |6 Edw. VII; c. 36
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|U. S. trade-mark act
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Burk _v._ Johnson |U. S. C. C. |J. Adams, |146 F. R. 209
| | App. | |
| Copyright cannot protect schemes or method of |
| doing business, 61 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Davis _v._ Benjamin |Chancery |J. Eady, L. R.|[1906] 2 Ch.
| Sheet of advertising illustrations held a book, 73| 491
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Donohue _v._ Harper |U. S. C. C. |_Per curiam_, |146 F. R. 1023
| | App. | |
| Affirming decision in Harper _v._ Donohue |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Hartford Printing |U. S. C. C. |J. Platt, |146 F. R. 332;
| Co. _v._ Hartford | | | 148 F. R. 470
| Directory Co. | | |
| Gross receipts less cost awarded as damages, for |
| wholesale copying, 275 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Macmillan _v._ Dent |Ct. App. |J. Vaughan, |[1907] 1 Ch. 107
| Charles Lamb letters--copyright separate from |
| material object, 92 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Rex _v._ Willets | |Com. Serj., |_Times_ Ja. 20, '06
| Criminal sentences in conspiracy of cheap music |
| pirates, 277 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Ward, Lock & Co. _v._ |Chancery |J. Kekewich, |L. R. [1906] 2
| Long | | | Ch. 550
| Agreement to write a book assignable after |
| completion of book, 441 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|White-Smith _v._ |U. S. C. C. |_Per curiam_, |147 F. R. 226
| Apollo | App. | |
| Perforated roll not copy in fact of staff |
| notation, 204 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1906|Wooster _v._ Crane |U. S. C. C. |J. Van |147 F. R. 515
| | App. | Devanter, |
| Author restrained from selling modification of |
| copyright work previously assigned, 442 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1907|Patents and designs act |7 Edw. VII. c. 29
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1907|American Tobacco Co. |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Day, |207 U. S. 284
| _v._ Werckmeister | | |
| Exhibition with restriction as to copying, not |
| publication, 232, 235 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1907|Bracken _v._ Rosenthal|U. S. C. C. |J. Kohlsaat, |151 F. R. 136
| Photograph infringes copyright in statuary, 243 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1907|Dutton _v._ Cupples |N. Y. App. |J. Scott, |_Pub. Week._
| & Leon | Div. | | 71:630
| Imitation of style of series unfair competition, |
| 263 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1907|Jude's "Liedertafel" |Ct. App. |C. J. |L. R. [1907]
| case | | Alverstone, | 1 Ch. 651
| Assignment expunged from record, 447 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1907|Philip _v._ Pennell |Chancery |J. Kekewich, |L. R. [1907] 2
| | | | Ch. 577
| Publication permitted of biographical information|
| from receivers of letters, 92 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1907|Merriam _v._ Ogilvie |U. S. C. C. |J. Colt, |149 F. R. 858
| Use of name "Webster" not restrainable except |
| where public is misled, 261 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Merriam _v._ Ogilvie |U. S. C. C. |J. Aldrich, |159 F. R. 638
| | App. | |
| Affirming Merriam _v._ Ogilvie |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|White-Smith _v._ |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Day, |209 U. S. 1
| Apollo | | |
| Records not copies or publications of copyright |
| music, 54, 204. Affirming White-Smith _v._ Apollo|
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Bamforth _v._ Douglas |U. S. C. C. |J. McPherson, |158 F. R. 355
| Post Card Co. | | |
| Unfair competition not restrainable if |
| copyrightable work is not copyrighted, 264 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Bobbs-Merrill Co. |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Day, |210 U. S. 339
| _v._ Straus | | |
| Restriction of price not enforceable in |
| connection with copyright notice, 55, 57 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Clinical Obstetrics, |Chancery |J. Warrington,|Copr. Cas.
| _in re_ | | | '05-'10, 176
| "Exclusive right of publication" a license, not |
| assignment, 447; assignment record expunged, 447.|
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Globe Newspaper |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Day, |210 U. S. 356
| Co. _v._ Walker | | |
| No damages outside statutory protection where no |
| copies were found in possession, 272 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Jones _v._ Amer. Law |N. Y. App. |J. Houghton, |125 App. Div. 519
| Bk. Co. | Div. | |
| Denying right of author to have name appended to |
| cyclopaedic contribution, 100 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Karno _v._ Pathe |King's Bench |J. Jelf, |99 L. T. 114
| Freres | | |
| Moving pictures not infringement, 177 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Landa _v._ Greenberg |Chancery |J. Eve, |24 T. L. R. 441
| _Nom de plume_ of settled use protected outside |
| copyright or trade-mark, 99 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Mansell _v._ Valley |Ct. App. |Cozens-Hardy, |L. R. [1908] 2
| Printing Co. | | M. R., | Ch. 441
| Common law concurrent with statutory protection |
| of unpublished works, 61 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Royal Sales Co. _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Ward, |164 F. R. 207
| Gaynor | | |
| Monogram not copyrightable, 70 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Sarpy _v._ Holland |Ct. App. |Cozens-Hardy, |L. R. [1908] 2
| | | M. R., | Ch. 198
| Copyright reservation in foreign language |
| sufficing, 313; no formalities requisite under |
| international copyright, 313 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Scribner _v._ Straus |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Day, |210 U. S. 352
| Agreement to restrict prices not proven by notice|
| on bills, etc., 55 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Share Certificate |Div. Ct. |J. Bigham, |Copr. Cas.
| Book, _in re_ | | | '05-'10, 173
| False entry expunged from registry, 150 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Straus _v._ American |N. Y. App. |J. Gray, |127 App. D. 936
| Publishers' | Div. | |
| Association | | |
| Agreements to restrict price legal on copyright |
| books, 57; dissenting opinion, 57 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Tate _v._ Fullbrook |Ct. App. |L. J. Vaughan |L. R. [1908] 1
| | | Williams, | K. B. 821
| Writer of dialogue sole author of musical sketch |
| in England, 176 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|United Dictionary |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Holmes, |208 U. S. 260
| Co. _v._ Merriam | | |
| Omission of notice on foreign-made edition sold |
| only for use there does not vitiate Amer. |
| copyright, 134 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Dam _v._ Kirke La |U. S. C. C. |J. Hazel, |166 F. R. 589
| Shelle Co. | | |
| Reassignment to author of copyright in periodical|
| contribution, 101; right of dramatization |
| included in copyright of story, 171; full profits|
| awarded as damages, 171 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1908|Harper _v._ Kalem |U. S. C. C. |J. Lacombe, |
| Copyright notice in book protects illustrations |
| against moving picture reproduction, 77 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|U. S. Copyright code
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Banks Law Pub. Co. |U. S. C. C. |_Per curiam_, |169 F. R. 386
| _v._ Lawyers | App. | |
| Co-operative Pub. Co. | |
| Affirming that arrangement of cases in sequence, |
| pagination, etc., are not protectable details, |
| 259 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Bong _v._ Campbell |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. McKenna, |214 U. S. 236
| Art Co. | | |
| Citizen of an unproclaimed country cannot |
| indirectly obtain American copyright, 110 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Bosselman _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Ward, |174 F. R. 622
| Richardson | App. | |
| Copyright claimant other than author must prove |
| his claims, 107 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Caliga _v._ |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Day, |215 U. S. 182
| Inter-Ocean Newsp. Co. | |
| Re-copyright on finishing picture invalid, 231 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Chicago Tribune _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Grosscup, |_Pub. Week._
| Ill. Printing & Pub. Co. | | 76: 643, 957
| Peary letters--copyright in newspaper letter as |
| book upheld, 103 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|N. Y. Times _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Hand, |_Pub. Week._
| Press Pub. Co. _et al._ | | 76: 643, 957
| Peary letters--agreement for newspaper letters |
| did not authorize copyright as book, 103 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Consolidated Gas Co. |U. S. Sup. Ct.|J. Peckham, |212 U. S. 19
| State has sovereign power to limit prices--in |
| case of public franchise corporation, 207 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Freeman _v._ Trade |U. S. C. C. |J. Donworth, |173 F. R. 419
| Register | | |
| Copyright notice on editorial page invalid, 131 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Frohman _v._ Ferris |Ill. Sup. Ct. |J. Farmer, |238 Ill. Rep. 430
| Performance of play not publication, 181 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Glaser _v._ St. Elmo |U. S. C. C. |J. Holt, |175 F. R. 276
| Co. | | |
| Title of novel, out of copyright, not protectable|
| in drama, 192 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Green _v._ Luby |U. S. C. C. |J. Noyes, |177 F. R. 287
| Error in classification does not invalidate |
| copyright, 136 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Harper _v._ Kalem |U. S. C. C. |J. Ward, |169 F. R. 61
| | App. | |
| Moving pictures may infringe book copyright, 176,|
| 242; both speech and action not necessary in |
| dramatic performances, 176; illustrations as such|
| do not infringe book copyright, 237 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Heinemann _v._ Smart |Chancery |J. Parker, |_Times_, Jl. 15,
| Set Pub. Co. | | | '09
| Innocent publisher responsible for acts beyond |
| authority given to literary agent, 437 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Hervieu _v._ Ogilvie |U. S. C. C. |J. Martin, |169 F. R. 978
| Printed drama not subject to manufacturing |
| provisions as "book," 155, 168 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Hunter _v._ Clifford |West. Co. Ct. |J. Lush, |_Times_ N. 12. '09
| Right to copyright lapsed on work of art sold |
| without registration, 247 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Karno _v._ Pathe |Ct. App. |L. J. Vaughan |100 L. T. 260
| Freres | | Williams, |
| Exhibitor, not manufacturer of film, responsible |
| party, 177 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Saake _v._ Lederer |U. S. C. C. |J. Buffington,|174 F. R. 135
| | App. | |
| License to perform does not imply authority to |
| copyright, 107 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1909|Scholz _v._ Amasis |Ct. App. |L. C. J. |_Times_ My. 19, '09
| | | Farwell, |
| Only substantial copying of written dialogue |
| infringes drama in England, 176 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Dam _v._ Kirke La |U. S. C. C. |J. Noyes, |175 F. R. 902
| Shelle Co. | App. | |
| Following decision in lower court |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|De Jonge _v._ Breuker |U. S. C. C. |J. McPherson, |182 F. R. 150
| & Kessler | | |
| Artistic designs for cover paper copyrightable, |
| 237; separable designs must have separate |
| copyright notices, 242; subject cannot be |
| protected both under copyright and trade-mark |
| acts, 237 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Eliot & Collier _v._ |N. Y. Sup. Ct.|J. Newburger, |120 N. Y.
| Jones, _et al._ | | | Supp. 989
| Use of "Dr. Eliot's five-foot shelf" prohibited |
| as involving deception, 85 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Ellis _v._ Hurst |N. Y. Sup. Ct.|J. Greenbaum, |128 N. Y.
| Use of an author's real name on pseudonymous | Supp. 144
| non-copyright works not restrainable, 98 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Gilbert _v._ Workman |Chancery |J. Neville, |_Times_ Ja. 19, '10
| Interpolation of song without consent of author |
| of opera enjoined, 100 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Hein _v._ Harris |U. S. C. C. |J. Hand, |175 F. R. 875
| Musical copyright infringed by transposition, 170|
| Affirmed in same year by U. S. C. C. App. |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Larby _v._ Love |King's Bench |J. Bucknill, |Copr. Cas.
| Upholds prohibition against underselling in bill | '05-'10, 291
| of sale, 57 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Monckton _v._ |Chancery |J. Joyce, |_Times_ D. 6, '10
| Gramophone Co. | | |
| Common law cannot protect after publication, 62 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Park & Pollard _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Philips, |181 F. R. 431
| Kellerstrass | | |
| Whole work enjoined where infringing parts were |
| inseparable, 258 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Press Assoc. _v._ |Chancery |J. Warrington,|_Times_ D. 8, '10
| Reporting Agency | | |
| Election returns protected against "unfair |
| competition," 89 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Record & Guide Co. |U. S. C. C. |J. McPherson, |175 F. R. 156
| _v._ Bromley | | |
| Omission of date vitiates copyright notice though|
| given on same page, 128; substitution of name in |
| copyright notice without authority of law voids |
| copyright, 136 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Rex _v._ Bokenham |Cent. Crim. |Com. Serj., |_Times_ Jl. 22,
| | Ct. | | '10
| Piracy from surreptitiously obtained copies of |
| poems punished by imprisonment, 277 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|Stern _v._ Remick |U. S. C. C. |J. Hand, |175 F. R. 282
| Sale of single copy held to constitute |
| publication, 127; use of Roman for Arabic |
| numerals in copyright notice immaterial, 130 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|West Pub. Co. _v._ |U. S. C. C. |J. Ward, |176 F. R. 833
| Thompson Co. | App. | |
| One copyright notice suffices to cover earlier |
| copyrights of parts, 132; list made to run down |
| cases permissible, but extensive copying |
| from digest an infringement, 259 |
----+----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------------
1910|White-Smith _v._ Goff |U. S. C. C. |J. Brown, |180 F. R. 256
| Renewal personal to author or heirs only, except |
| possibly in case of work assigned before |
| publication, 116 |
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1911|Copyright act |1 & 2 Geo. V c. 46
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1911|Shepard _v._ Taylor |U. S. C. C. |J. Hazel, |185 F. R. 941
| Common errors _prima facie_ proof of |
| infringement, 258 |
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1911|White _v._ Bender |U. S. C. C. |J. Ray, |185 F. R. 921
| Citations may be utilized for verification, but |
| bodily transfer is infringement, 257 |
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