Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here on appeal from a decree of the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York, dismissing bill .alleging infringement of copyright.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge.
The material facts herein are undisputed, and are as follows: ' Complainant is an Indiana corporation en*17gaged in the business of publishing and selling books; it was the owner and proprietor of a novel entitled “The Castaway,” by J lallie Erminie Rives, which it caused to be duly copyrighted and published. On each copy of the published book was printed, on the page following the title page, the following notice:
“The price of this book at retail is one dollar net. No dealer Is licensed to sell it at a less price, and a sale at, a less price will be treated as an…
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