Werckmeister v. Pierce & Bushnell Manuf'g Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Suit by Emil Werckmeister against the Pierce & Bushnell Manufacturing Company for infringement of a copyrighted painting. Decree for complainant.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
On or about October 1, 1891, G. Naujok, a German subject, and a resident of Germany, painted in oils a picture, called by him, and in this case, “Die Heilige Cacilie,” an undoubtedly meritorious work of art. On the 5th of the succeeding March he executed, in behalf of the complainant in this case, who describes himself in his bill as a citizen of the empire of Germany, and who transacts his business under the name of the “Photographisehe Gesellschaft,” an instrument of which the following is a copy:
“I transfer hereby to the Photographische Gesellschaft, in Berlin, for my…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Werckmeister v. American Lithographic Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
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- Werckmeister v. American Lithographic Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1905
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