Legal Opinion
Charles E. Schroeder and Marion S. Schroeder, and Cross-Appellees v. William Morrow and Company and George Banta & Co., and Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 7, 1977No. 76-2205, 76-2206PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
In this action for infringement of a copyright on a gardening directory, some copying was conceded. The issue is whether it amounted to infringement or, as the District Court held, was permissible because limited to information in the public domain. We hold that infringement occurred.
Plaintiff Marion S. Schroeder was the compiler of The Green Thumbook, for which a concededly valid copyright was issued. Defendants are the publisher and the printer of the accused book, The Gardener’s Catalogue. We cannot improve on the description of the books and the manner of their…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Lewis Orgel and the Michie Company v. Clark Boardman Co., Ltd., and Alfred D. JahrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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- Mathews Conveyer Co. v. Palmer-Bee Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Gene Miller v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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- Roy Export Co. Establishment v. Columbia Broadcasting System Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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