· 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
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- 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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