Clayton v. Stone
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
This was an action qui tarn for an alleged infringement of copyright by the defendants [William L. Stone and Francis Hall], who were editors and proprietors of the “New York Commercial Advertiser,” in copying into their paper the daily price-current or review of the market, compiled by plaintiffs [Edwin B. Clayton and others]. Defendants pursued a regular system of appropriating the substance of the price-current, a few hours after its appearance in each issue of their…
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This was an action qui tarn for an alleged infringement of copyright by the defendants [William L. Stone and Francis Hall], who were editors and proprietors of the “New York Commercial Advertiser,” in copying into their paper the daily price-current or review of the market, compiled by plaintiffs [Edwin B. Clayton and others]. Defendants pursued a regular system of appropriating the substance of the price-current, a few hours after its appearance in each issue of their paper. At the trial, the jury, for the purpose of bringing the questions of law before the court for review, were directed to…
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Justice.
Copyright ■was formerly considered to be founded on common law, but it can now only be viewed as part of our statute law. Gods. Pat. S, A book within the statute need not be a book in the common and ordinary acceptation of the word, viz., a volume made up ■of several sheets bound together; it may be printed only on one sheet, as the words of a song or the music accompanying it. Id. 21S.
The requisites to secure copyright under our act are: The author, before publication, must deposit a printed copy of the title of the map, chart or book in the district clerk’s office,…
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