Adventures in Good Eating, Inc. v. Best Places to Eat, Inc.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

A copyright infringement suit is before us. Defendants were enjoined from selling their book “Best Places to Eat” because the court found it to be an infringement of the plaintiff’s copyrighted book “Adventures in Good Eating.” Both books were compilations of choice restaurants located throughout the United States, and were made to aid travelers, of whom there are (or were) many, who appreciate good eating places.

The decree of the District Court adopted the report of a master, and provided, in addition to the injunction and provision for destruction of existing copies,…