Sampson & Murdock Co. v. Seaver-Radford Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This controversy relates to an alleged infringement of a copyrighted city directory. The complainant below is also the appellant, so that we can, without further discrimination, describe it as the complainant, and also the appellee as the respondent. The facts are quite voluminous, but the points raised before us are only two, and require only a brief preliminary statement. The complainant published a general directory of the city of Boston in July, 1903, which was duly copyrighted. The entire title of the book as filed in the Copyright Office is not given us; but we…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lawrence v. DanaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1869
- Edward Thompson Co. v. American Law Book Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
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- Frank Morrissey v. The Procter & Gamble CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- Jeweler's Circular Pub. Co. v. Keystone Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
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