General Drafting Co. v. Andrews

MACK, Circuit Judge.

An injunction and statutory damages for the alleged infringement of four copyrighted automobile road maps was sought by and denied to plaintiff, appellant. The maps are entitled (1) “Standard Road Map of New Jersey and Contiguous Territory,” published in 1923; (2) “Socony Road Map of New England 1925”; (3) Socony Road Map of New York 1925”; and (4) “Tourist Map of Pennsylvania,” published in 1925. The alleged infringement consists of a single composite map entitled “Cleartype Road Map, featuring Main Travel Routes within the Greater Metropolitan Area,” published in 1926;…