Backus v. Gould
| Backus v. Gould | |
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| Full case name | Backus v. Gould |
| Citations | 48 U.S. 798 (more) |
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| The Copyright Act of 1831 requires the courts award damages from copyright infringement based on the number of copies found in the accused's possession, not the number of infringing copies that they ever printed. | |
Backus v. Gould, 48 U.S. 798 (1849), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the Copyright Act of 1831 requires the courts award damages from copyright infringement based on the number of copies found in the accused's possession, not the number of infringing copies that they ever printed.[1] At the time, at least in the case of books, a "copy" was defined as a complete reprinting or transcription of the work.[2]
References
- ↑ "Backus v. Gould, 48 U.S. 798 (1849)". Justia. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ↑ Morgan, James Appleton (1875). The Law of Literature. New York: James Cockcroft & Company. p. 241. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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