Lumiere v. Robertson-Cole Distributing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by Samuel Dumiere against the Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
In this action for infringement of copyright, these facts are established. The appellant is a photographer. The Robertson-Cole Company was a producer of motion pictures, and employed Carpentier, a pugilist, to appear as an actor in motion pictures. The appellee is a distributor of motion pictures. One Adolfx was employed by the Robertson-Cole Company to direct the taking of the motion pictures in which this pugilist was to appear. The contract *551of employment was in the name of the Territorial Sales Corporation. Robertson-Cole Company guaranteed the contract to Carpentier.…
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