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Scribner v. Straus

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Scribner v. Straus
Argued April 16, 1908
Decided June 1, 1908
Full case nameScribner v. Straus
Citations210U.S.352(more)
28 S. Ct. 735; 52L. Ed.1094
Holding
Copyright holders did not have thestatutory rightto control the price of subsequent resales of lawfully purchased copies of their work.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Associate Justices
John M. Harlan·David J. Brewer
Edward D. White·Rufus W. Peckham
Joseph McKenna·Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day·William H. Moody
Case opinion
MajorityDay, joined by a unanimous court

Scribner v. Straus,210 U.S. 352 (1908), was aUnited States Supreme Courtcase in which the Court held copyright holders did not have thestatutory rightto control the price of subsequent resales of lawfully purchased copies of their work.[1]

The court decided this case immediately afterBobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus,which featured the same defendants,Isador StrausandNathan Straus,being accused ofcopyright infringementfor the same reason by a different company.[2]The result ofBobbs-Merrill Co. v. Strausheld sway here.

References

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  1. ^Scribner v. Straus,210U.S.352(1908).
  2. ^Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus,210U.S.339(1908).
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