Thompson v. Hubbard

Thompson v. Hubbard
Decided May 13, 1889
Full case name Thompson v. Hubbard
Citations 131 U.S. 123 (more)
Holding
A later owner of a copyright is entitled to sue a previous owner for copyright infringement. However, the later owner's failure to observe formalities voids copyright and a nonexistent copyright cannot be infringed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Associate Justices
Samuel F. Miller · Stephen J. Field
Joseph P. Bradley · John M. Harlan
Horace Gray · Samuel Blatchford
Lucius Q. C. Lamar II

Thompson v. Hubbard, 131 U.S. 123 (1889), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held A later owner of a copyright is entitled to sue a previous owner for copyright infringement. However, the later owner's failure to observe formalities voids copyright and a nonexistent copyright cannot be infringed.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Thompson v. Hubbard, 131 U.S. 123 (1889)
  • Text of Thompson v. Hubbard, 131 U.S. 123 (1889) is available from:  Cornell  Justia 
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