Legal Opinion
Harper v. Shoppell
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided February 6, 1886PublishedCited by 6 opinions
At Law.
1Opinion of the CourtWallace, J.
The plaintiffs sue at law for an infringement of copyright, and the case has been tried by the court, a jury having been waived. The defendant has not intentionally infringed the plaintiffs’ rights, and therefore nominal damages only are claimed. The conceded facts are as follows: The plaintiffs are the proprietors of Harper's V/eekly, a copyrighted illustrated newspaper, published weekly, and in March, 1873, they published in that newspaper an impression of a cut entitled “Getting Married; Keeping House,” which formed a prominent and considerable part of the newspaper. The cut was made and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Folsom v. MarshU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1841
- Wallace v. HolmesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut · 1871
- Averill v. WilliamsCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
- Clayton v. StoneU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1829
- Drury v. EwingU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1862
3Cited by6 opinions
- Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
- Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. v. Mark-Fi Records, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- M. Witmark & Sons v. CallowayDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1927
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. VeltinDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1942
- Harper v. DonohueU.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1905
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