Legal Opinion
Franklin Mint Corp. v. National Wildlife Art Exchange, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 17, 1978No. Nos. 77-1525—77-1527PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Nearly two centuries ago, Lord Mansfield identified the conflicting interests underlying copyright law in his oft quoted warning:
“[W]e must take care to guard against two extremes equally prejudicial; the one, that men of ability, who have employed their time for the service of the community, may not be deprived of their just merits, and the reward of their ingenuity and labour; the other, that the world may not be deprived of improvements, nor the progress of the arts be retarded.” Cary v. Longman, 102 Eng. Rep. 138,140 (K.B.1801), quoting Sayre v.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Baker v. SeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Apple Computer, Inc., a California Corporation v. Franklin Computer Corporation, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Plains Cotton Cooperative Ass'n v. Goodpasture Computer Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Ballas v. TedescoDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1999
- Association of American Medical Colleges v. MikaelianDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Klitzner Industries, Inc. v. H. K. James & Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
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