Thornton v. Schreiber

Thornton v. Schreiber
Full case name Thornton v. Schreiber
Citations 124 U.S. 612 (more)
Holding
A copyright holder may not personally sue an employee of a business for copyright infringement if the employee was holding the infringing material on the order of their employer.

Thornton v. Schreiber, 124 U.S. 612 (1888), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a copyright holder may not personally sue an employee of a business for copyright infringement if the employee was holding the infringing material on the order of their employer.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Thornton v. Schreiber, 124 U.S. 612 (1888)
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