Gordon v. Weir

KOSCINSKI, District Judge.

This is an action for copyright infringement filed under the copyright laws of the United States, particularly the Act of July 30, 1947 and earlier laws of the United States therein codified. Title 17 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. Defendants filed an answer and cross-bill, denying the allegations in plaintiff’s complaint and charging plaintiff with unfair trade practices and unfair competition, by maliciously and falsely circulating statements among customers of defendant Weir and trade generally that licensing and publishing certain material constitutes an infringement upon…