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· 2/3/1908

United Dictionary Co. v. G. & C. Merriam Co.

Citations

  • 208 U.S. 260
  • 28 S. Ct. 290
  • 52 L. Ed. 478
  • 1908 U.S. LEXIS 1439

Syllabus

<p>The requirement of the Copyright Act of'June 18, 1874, c. 301, § 1, 18 Stat. 78 (Rev. Stat. §• 4962), that notice shall be inserted in the several-copies of every edition, does not extend to publications abroad and sold . only for use there.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding, under the 1905 Copyright Act, that an omission of copyright notice on works published overseas was not an infringement
  • copyright statute requiring that U. S. copyright notices be placed in all copies of a work did not apply to copies published abroad because U. S. copyright laws have no “force” beyond the United States’ borders
  • copyright statute requiring that U. S. copyright notices be placed in all copies of a work did not apply to copies pub­ lished abroad because U. S. copyright laws have no “force” beyond the United States’ borders
  • copyright statute requiring that U. S. copyright notices be placed in all copies of a work did not apply to copies pub­ lished abroad because U. S. copyright laws have no “force” beyond the United States’ borders

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Judges: Holmes

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