Eggers v. Sun Sales Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit by John H. Eggers against the Sun Sales Corporation, Herzig & McLean, Incorporated, and others. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HOUGH, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
[1] In form statutory copyright is effected by the act of the p.erson claiming the privilege. What is registered is a “claim to copyright.” Act March 4, 1909, c. 320, § 10 (Comp. St. § 9531). There is no provision for examination, as in the case of patents, and probably for that reason the act (section 3 [Comp. St. § 9519]) declares that protection is extended to “all the copyrightable component parts of the work copyrighted.” The inference is that there may be in that for which claim is made much to which the protection of the act…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Callaghan v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Black v. Henry G. Allen Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1890
- Chautauqua School of Nursing v. National School of NursingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
- Banks Law Pub. Co. v. Lawyers' Co-operative Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1909
- In re MitchellDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1910
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- M. Witmark & Sons v. Pastime Amusement Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1924
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