Legal Opinion
Social Register Ass'n v. Murphy
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island
Decided March 9, 1904No. 2,617PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Equity. On motion for entry of decree.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
This is a motion for the entry of a decree for infringement of copyright. The complainant is entitled to an account of the profits, gains, and advantages which the defendant has received. It is not entitled to damages other than this. The complainant relies upon section 4964 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that an infringer shall “pay such damages as may be recovered in a civil action by such proprietor in any court of competent jurisdiction.” This does hot enlarge the jurisdiction of a court of equity. It is not analogous to section 4921, which confers upon the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Root v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Callaghan v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Stevens v. GladdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Belford v. ScribnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Chapman v. FerryUnited States Circuit Court · 1882
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