Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus, 210 U.S. 339 (1908)
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Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus, 210 U.S. 339 (1908)
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Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus No. 176 Argued March 12, 13, 1908 Decided June 1, 1908 210 U.S. 339
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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There are differences between the patent and the copyright statutes in the extent of the protection granted by them, and the rights of a patentee are not necessarily to be applied by analogy to those claiming under copyright.
At common law, an author had a property in his manuscript, and might have redress against anyone undertaking to publish it without his authority.
Copyright property under the federal law is wholly statutory, and depends upon the rights created under acts of Congress passed in pursuance of authority conferred by § 8 of Art. I of the federal Constitution.
The copyright statutes are to be reasonably construed. They will not by judicial construction either be unduly extended to include privileges not intended to be conferred nor so narrowed as to exclude those benefits that Congress did intend to confer.
The sole right to vend granted by § 4952, Rev.Stat., does not secure to the owner of the copyright the right to qualify future sales by his vendee or to limit or restrict such future sales at a specified price, and a notice in the book that a sale at a different price will be treated as an infringement is ineffectual as against one not bound by contract or license agreement.
147 F. 15 affirmed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus, 210 U.S. 339 (1908), in 210 U.S. 339, page 210 U.S. 341. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JQXZQ8CEKDELH8I.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus, 210 U.S. 339 (1908). cited in 1908, 210 U.S. 339, pp.210 U.S. 341. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JQXZQ8CEKDELH8I.
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