Supreme Court· 5/16/1932

Fox Film Corp. v. Doyal

Citations

286 U.S. 123
52 S. Ct. 546
76 L. Ed. 1010
1932 U.S. LEXIS 795

How courts have described this case

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holding violation of patent owner’s “right to exclude” renders monetary remedies inadequate in a wide range of circumstances
recognizing corollary right under copyright law to exclude others under licensing right
“As this Court has repeatedly said, the Congress did not sanction an existing right but created a new one”
“The sole interest of the United States . . . lie[s] in the general benefits derived by the public from the labors of authors”
copyright owner claiming copyright renders it immune from state taxation of copyright royalties
copyright owner claiming copyright renders it immune from state taxation of copyright royalties

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Judges: Hughes

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