Cooper v. James

NEWMAN, District Judge.

This is a bill in equity, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, alleging the infringement of what is alleged to be a copyright for the revising, improving, and remodeling of a book known as “The Sacred Harp.” It appears from the record that a song book called “The Sacred Harp” was issued as far back as 1869, and perhaps earlier. All rights to this song book had expired prior to 1902, when Cooper issued a book called “The Sacred Harp.” The greater part of Cooper’s improvement was preparing what is known as “altos” to the songs contained in the book. Cooper…