Legal Opinion
F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 22, 1952No. 42PublishedCited by 342 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
Respondent brought this action under the Copyright Act to recover for infringement of copyright on a work of art entitled “Cocker Spaniel in Show Position.” The District Court found the copyright, of which respondent was assignee, valid and infringed and awarded statutory damages of $5,000, with a $2,000 attorney’s fee. The Court of Appeals affirmed.1 We granted certiorari,2 limiting the issues to the measure of the recovery, as to which conflict appears among lower courts.3
Respondent made small sculptures and figurines, among which were statues of the cocker spaniel, and marketed them…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Douglas v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co. v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Sammons v. Colonial Press, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by342 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Anthony Dash v. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Castworld Products, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2003
- Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- On Davis v. The Gap, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
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