Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Laemmle
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
In Equity. Suit by the Motion Picture Patents Company against Carl Raemmle and the Independent Moving Pictures Company. On motion to punish defendants for contempt.
1Opinion of the Court
RAC03VRBE, Circuit Judge.
Upon the argument so much of the motion was withdrawn as sought to hold defendants for any use of the Gaumont camera. The only matter left is the use on two occasions of a camera by Smallwood in connection with Powers, prior to the latter’s permanent employment by defendant company. There seems to be little doubt that the camera used by Smallwood was of the infringing Warwick type. The real controversy is whether his rise of it in connection with Powers was of such a character that defendant corporation, for whom the pictures were taken and to whom the negatives were…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Keplinger v. De YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
3Cited by2 opinions
- Motion Picture Patents Co. v. LaemmleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1914
- Salvage Process Co. v. James Shewan & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1928