Legal Opinion

Krafft v. Cohen

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 20, 1941No. 494PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KALODNER, District Judge.

On March 6, 1940, this court awarded damages to plaintiff for infringement of copyright by the defendants and enjoined further infringement: Kraft v. Cohen, 32 F.Supp. 821.

The judgment of this court was reversed by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals (Krafft v. Cohen, 3 Cir., 117 F.2d 579) on the ground that the plaintiff’s copyright notice was defective.

Defendants now move the court for an order allowing attorney’s fee as the prevailing party, under the Copyright Act, Section 40, Title 17 U.S.C.A.

It is well settled that allowance of attorney’s fee is within…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. M. Witmark & Sons v. Pastime Amusement Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1924
  2. Basevi v. Edward O'Toole Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
  3. Krafft v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
  4. Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publications, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
  5. Buck v. BilkieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1933

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
  3. Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Uniflow Mfg. Co. v. Superflow Mfg. Corp.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1950

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