Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co.

Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co.
Full case name Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co.
Citations 283 U.S. 191 (more)
Holding
A hotel operator which provided headphones connected to a centrally controlled radio receiver was guilty of copyright infringement, because "reception of a radio broadcast and its translation into audible sound is not a mere audition of the original program. It is essentially a reproduction."
Overruled by
Twentieth Century Music Corp. v. Aiken

Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co., 283 U.S. 191 (1931), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a hotel operator which provided headphones connected to a centrally controlled radio receiver was guilty of copyright infringement, because "reception of a radio broadcast and its translation into audible sound is not a mere audition of the original program. It is essentially a reproduction."[1]

References

  1. ↑ Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co., 283 U.S. 191 (1931)
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