Legal Opinion
Chamberlin v. Uris Sales Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 12, 1945No. 342PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
1. The first question with which we must deal is that of the validity of the copyright. Our starting point must be the Constitution. For, as the constitutional power to enact the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., derives from Article 1, § 8, that Act would be void if it went beyond granting monopolies (or exclusive franchises) to authors whose works “promote the progress of science and the useful arts.” Obviously the Constitution does not authorize such a monopoly grant to one whose product lacks all creative originality. And we must, if possible, so construe the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. SaronySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Pennock v. DialogueSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- Picard v. United Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Higgins v. KeuffelSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- M. Kramer Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Hugh Andrews, Tim Caldwell, Drew's Distributing, Inc., Drew's Distributing Co., and Lynch Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Eden Toys, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Florelee Undergarment Co., Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- L. Batlin & Son, Inc. v. Jeffrey Snyder D/B/A J. S. N. Y. And Etna Products Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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