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Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker, 210 U.S. 356 (1908)
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Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker, 210 U.S. 356 (1908)
Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker No. 210 Argued April 23, 1908 Decided June 1, 1908 210 U.S. 356
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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The right of an author in the United States to multiply copies of his works after publication is the creation of a new right by federal statute under constitutional authority, and not a continuation of a common law right. Wheaton v. Peters, 8 Pet. 590.
While a general liability or right created by statute without a remedy may be enforced by an appropriate common law action, when a special remedy is coupled therewith, that remedy is exclusive. Pollard v. Bailey, 20 Wall. 520.
Although remedies given by a statute to protect property in copyright may be inadequate for the purpose intended, the courts cannot enlarge the remedy. Congress alone has power so to do by amending the statute.
Congress having, by §§ 4965-4970, Rev.Stat., provided a remedy for those whose copyrighs in maps are infringed, a civil action at common law for money damages cannot be maintained against the infringers.
140 F. 305 reversed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker, 210 U.S. 356 (1908) in 210 U.S. 356 210 U.S. 360. Original Sources, accessed November 25, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=23FY2VW1W8QCTS4.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker, 210 U.S. 356 (1908), in 210 U.S. 356, page 210 U.S. 360. Original Sources. 25 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=23FY2VW1W8QCTS4.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker, 210 U.S. 356 (1908). cited in 1908, 210 U.S. 356, pp.210 U.S. 360. Original Sources, retrieved 25 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=23FY2VW1W8QCTS4.
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