Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward Sylvester Hamilton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 5, 1978No. 77-1230PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
The defendant in this criminal case admitted making and selling precise reproductions of a map bearing a copyright. The sole issue on appeal is whether the map that the defendant copied was of such originality that its copyright was valid. That inquiry requires us to decide a question of copyright law not addressed by previous decisions in this circuit.
The defendant, Edward S. Hamilton, was charged with two counts of knowing and willful infringement of a copyright in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 104. 1 The district court, sitting without a jury, found the defendant guilty…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. SaronySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Hodge E. Mason and Hodge Mason Maps, Inc. v. Montgomery Data, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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