Public Ledger Co. v. New York Times Co.
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 for infringement of a copyright by the Public Ledger Company against the New York Times Company and others. Decree for defendants (275 Fed. 562), and plaintiff appeals. Before HOUGH, MANTON, and MAYER, Circuit Judges.
1Per curiam
It being admitted and agreed that all plaintiff’s rights, whatever they are, grow out of a certain contract between plaint ff and the Times Publishing Company, Limited, of Great Britain, we ground decision on a single point, and express no opinion on all other matters discussed at bar or suggested in the opinion below.
The point is this •: The contract in question did not, and was not intended to, give plaintiff any authority to copyright in this country the * news, special articles, and other matter” of which plaintiff’s representative was permitted to make a “résumé or copy, * * * for the…
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