Chase v. Sanborn
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire
Bill in equity [by William S. Chase, as-signee, against Benning W. Sanborn and others], praying for an account and an induction for the infringement of an alleged copyright on certain volumes of New Hampshire reports and a digest of decisions in the same state.
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Bill in equity [by William S. Chase, as-signee, against Benning W. Sanborn and others], praying for an account and an induction for the infringement of an alleged copyright on certain volumes of New Hampshire reports and a digest of decisions in the same state. The claim of the complainant was that Gardner F. Lyon, deceased, became, by purchase of the authors, the proprietor of the copyright of the judicial reports mentioned, and also of the copyright of the digest; and that by means of the said purchases he became the true and lawful owner of the exclusive right and liberty of printing,…
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Circuit Justice.
Authors of any book or books, map, chart, or musical composition, if citizens of the United States, shall have the sole right and liberty of printing, reprinting, publishing, and vending the-same for the term of twenly-eight years from the time of recording the title thereof, as directed by law. 4 Stat. 4SG. Besides that it was required at that date that a printed copy of the title of such book or books, &c., should be deposited in the clerk’s office'cf the district court of the district wherein the author or proprietor resided, and it was made the duty of such clerk…
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