Legal Opinion
United States v. Backer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 6, 1943No. 119PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Backer was convicted in the District Court for the Southern District of New York after a trial by court, a jury having been expressly waived, upon each of two counts in an. information. There was a severance as to another defendant which left the appellant the sole defendant tried.
The information charged in the first count the willful infringement for profit, in violation of § 28 of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.A. § 28, of the copyright on a statue of a male figure called the “Harvester,” copyrighted on or about August 7, 1940, by Americana Designs, and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Washingtonian Publishing Co. v. PearsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Singleton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1923
- Freedman v. Milnag Leasing CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1937
- Joe Mittenthal, Inc. v. Irving Berlin, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1923
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Wrench v. Universal Pictures Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
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