· 5/15/1918
Curtis v. Metcalf
Citations
- 265 F. 293
- 1918 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 660
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating courts “have long recognized that infringement of a copyright is a tort”
- for the proposition that copyright infringement is a tort and all persons concerned therein are jointly and severally liable as joint tort-feasors
- for the proposition that copyright infringement is a tort and all persons concerned therein are jointly and severally liable as joint tort-feasors
- “C ourts hav e long rec ognized that infringem ent of a copyright is a tort.”
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Judges: Brown
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