G. & C. Merriam Co. v. United Dictionary Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of .Illinois. This is an appeal from a final decree-of the United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illinois, dismissing tlie bill of complaint of the appellant for want of equity, the case having been heard upon tlie pleadings and an agreed statement of facts. The bill was filed to restrain infringement of copyright in the book entitled “Webster’s High School Dictionary.”
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of .Illinois. This is an appeal from a final decree-of the United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illinois, dismissing tlie bill of complaint of the appellant for want of equity, the case having been heard upon tlie pleadings and an agreed statement of facts. The bill was filed to restrain infringement of copyright in the book entitled “Webster’s High School Dictionary.” The facts briefly stated are as follows: Appellant, before the publication in this or any foreign country, was the owner of the…
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
Appellant’s copyright of Webster’s High School Dictionary was in strict conformity to law,, and is unassailable iri the United States unless the publication in Great Britain omitting notice of copyright as required by section 4962, Rev. St., deprives it of the right to maintain an action for infringement. Ap-pellee imported two copies of the British publication of the book for its use; that is, to reprint and republish it in this country for sale. The importation and publication is sought to be justified by appellee because the publication in England was printed from…
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- United Dictionary Co. v. G. & C. Merriam Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Harper v. DonohueU.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1905
- Addison-Wesley Publishing Company v. BrownDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1963
- Cropper v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
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