Copyright: Its History and Its Law

Chronological Table of Laws and Cases, English and American

This table gives in chronological order the statutes, with reference to their place in the statute books, and historical, leading and recent cases with the name of the court, of the judge presiding or giving the opinion, and the reference to the law reports, also an epitome of the point cited in the text, with page reference. It is not intended to cover minor cases, not settling any principle, and where a decision has been reversed on appeal, the case in the lower court may not be given unless some definite point was there settled. The usual law report abbreviations are employed; outside of these, Copinger refers to Copinger’s “Law of Copyright,” Copr. Cas. to the annual summary of copyright cases edited by McGillivray and published by the English Publishers Association, Hamlin Copr. C. & D. to Hamlin’s “Copyright Cases and Decisions, 1891-1903,” published for the American Publishers’ Copyright League, Times to the London Times legal column, and Pub. Week. to the Publishers’ Weekly, of New York. English and American cases can be distinguished by the name of the court, judge or report. Cases are entered alphabetically in the general index with references to the year and to the page of text.

1710	Act for the encouragement of learning			8 Anne, c. 19
1735	Engraving copyright act			8 Geo. II, c. 13
1735	Eyre v. Walker	Chancery	Jekyll, M. R.,	4 Bur. 2325
	“The whole duty of man” protected at common law after statutory term, 24
1739	Prohibition of foreign reprints act			12 Geo. II, c. 36
1740	Gyles v. Wilcox	Chancery	L. Hardwicke,	2 Atk. 141
	Condemning reprint “colorably shortened only,” but not “a real and fair abridgment,” 80
1741	Pope v. Curl	Chancery	L. C. Hardwicke,	2 Atk. 342
	Republication of letters enjoined, 92
1766	Engraving copyright act			7 Geo. III, c. 38
1769	Millar v. Taylor	King’s Bench	L. Mansfield,	4 Bur. 2303
	Thomson’s “Seasons” protected at common law in perpetuity, 25
1774	“Newbery’s case”	King’s Bench	L. C. Apsley,	Lofft, 775
	Abridgment involving understanding and skill “an allowable and meritorious work,” 80
1774	Donaldson v. Becket	House of Lords		2 Bro. P. C. 129
	Thomson’s “Seasons”—common law rights abrogated by Statute of Anne, 7, 25, 26, 41
1774	Thompson v. Stanhope	Chancery	Ld. Apsley,	Amb. 737
	Publication prevented of letters, though a gift from author, 92
1775	[University] copyright act			15 Geo. III, c. 53
1777	Prints copyright act			17 Geo. III, c. 57
1783	U. S. Constitution			Art. I, § 8
1783-90 State copyright laws
1787	Copyright in designs act			27 Geo. III, c. 38
1789	Copyright in designs act			29 Geo. III, c. 19
1790	U. S. general copyright act
1794	Copyright in designs act			34 Geo. III, c. 23
1798	Sculpture copyright act			38 Geo. III, c. 71
1798	Beckford v. Hood	King’s Bench	L. Kenyon,	7 T. R. 620
	Common law remedies also applied in statutory period, 27
1801	Act for the further encouragement of learning			41 Geo. III, c. 107
1801	Cary v. Longman	King’s Bench	L. Kenyon,	1 East, 358
	New added material to non-copyright book, protectable as such, 76
1802	U. S. Supplementary act (engravings, etc.)
1812	Morris v. Colman	Chancery	L. C. Eldon,	18 Vesey, 437
	Author under exclusive contract enjoined from furnishing plays elsewhere, 441
1814	Sculpture copyright act			54 Geo. III, c. 56
1814	Amendatory copyright act, for printed books			54 Geo. III, c. 156
1817	Gale v. Leckie	King’s Bench	L. Ellenborough,	2 Starkie, 107
	Author liable for failure to complete work, 441
1817	Southey v. Sherwood	Chancery	L. Eldon,	2 Meriv. 435
	No copyright in immoral book. No right to hold what there was no right to sell, 86
1819	U. S. act extending jurisdiction of Circuit Courts
1819	Clarke v. Price	Chancery	L. C. Eldon,	2 Wils. C. R. 157
	Author cannot be compelled to write, 441
1824	Barfield v. Nicholson	Chancery	V. C. Leach,	2 L. J. Ch. 90
	Author may not prejudice sale through another book of like subject, 441
1825	Abernethy v. Hutchinson	Chancery	L. C. Eldon,	3 L. J. (O. S.) Ch. 209
	Unwritten lecture—oral delivery not publication, 90
1826	Mawman v. Tegg	Chancery	L. C. Eldon,	2 Russ. 385
	“Fair use” defined. Inseparable use of copyright material renders whole work an infringement, 256
1828	Clayton v. Stone	U. S. C. C.	J. Thompson,	2 Paine, 382
	Copyrightable property not determined by size, form or shape, but by subject-matter, 69
1831	U. S. general copyright act
1831	Brooke v. Chitty	Chancery	L. Brougham,	2 Cooper (Cottenham), 216
	Court cannot restrain book until there is actual printing and publication, 442
1832	Archbold v. Sweet	King’s Bench	C. J. Tenterden,	5 Carr. & P. 219
	Alterations by publisher not permitted to author’s injury, 443
1833	Dramatic copyright act			3 & 4 Will. IV, c. 15
1834	U. S. supplementary act (assignment)
1834	Wheaton v. Peters	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. McLean,	8 Pet. 591
	U. S. Act of 1790 abrogates common law rights after publication, 40, 41; “There is no common law of the U. S.,” 44; exact conformity with statute requisite, 149
1835	Lectures copyright act			5 & 6 Will. IV, c. 65
1836	Prints and engravings copyright act (Ireland)			6 & 7 Will. IV, c. 59
1836	Copyright act, library deposit copies			6 & 7 Will. IV, c. 110
1838	International copyright act			1 & 2 Vict. c. 59
1839	Copyright in designs (fabrics) act			2 Vict. c. 13
1839	Amendatory copyright act, for designs			2 Vict. c. 17
1840	Bell v. Locke	[N. Y.] Chancery	Chan. Walworth,	8 Paige, 74
	Deceiving public by use of like title is an infringement, 83
1840	Dwight v. Appleton	U. S. C. C.	J. Thompson,	1 N. Y. Leg. Obs. 195
	Copyright notice in succeeding volumes held unnecessary, 133
1841	Folsom v. Marsh	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Story,	2 Story, 100
	Author of letters has sole right to copyright, 92; piracy if another’s labor is substantially appropriated to injurious extent, 252
1841	Gibson v. Carruthers Exchequer			8 M. & W. 321
	Author cannot on bankruptcy of publisher be required to complete work, 452
1841	Sweet v. Cater	Chancery	V. C. Shadwell,	5 Jur. 68
	Publisher may prevent author from issuing competing edition, 444
1842	Copyright act			5 & 6 Vict. c. 45
1842	Customs act			5 & 6 Vict. c. 47
1842	Designs copyright act			5 & 6 Vict. c. 100
1843	Amendatory copyright act, for designs			6 & 7 Vict. c. 65
1843	Lennie v. Pillans	Scotch Ct. Sess.	L. P. Boyle,	111 Sc. Rev. R. 2, s. 171
	Compilations of non-copyright material showing originality and labor, protected, 81
1844	International copyright act			7 & 8 Vict. c. 12
1844	Act to reduce duties on books and prints			7 & 8 Vict. c. 73
1846	Amendatory act for duties on books			9 & 10 Vict. c. 58
1846	U. S. act. Deposit of copies
1847	Colonial copyright act			10 & 11 Vict. c. 95
1847	Story’s Executors v. Holcombe	U. S. C. C.	J. McLean,	4 McLean, 306
	Fair abridgment, by ruling precedents, not an invasion of literary property, 81
1848	Baker v. Taylor	U. S. C. C.	J. Betts,	2 Blatch. 82
	Error of 1847 for 1846 in copyright notice invalidates copyright, 129
1848	Russell v. Smith	Queen’s Bench	L. Denman,	12 Q. B. 217
	Dramatic rendition of song without costume or scenery adjudged “dramatic piece,” 176, 191; registration of dramatic piece optional in England, 189
1849	Albert, Prince, v. Strange	Ct. App.	V. C. Bruce,	2 De G. & Sm. 652
	Common law protects until publication, 187; descriptive catalogue and exhibition of copies of unpublished art work infringements, 238
1850	Copyright in designs act			13 & 14 Vict. c. 104
1851	Protection of works. London international exhibition			14 Vict. c. 8
1852	International copyright act			15 & 16 Vict. c. 12
1852	Bogue v. Houlston	Chancery	V. C. Parker,	5 De G. & Sm. 267
	Copyright extends to every part of a book, 76
1852	Little v. Gould	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Nelson,	2 Blatch. 362
	State copyright owner in work of salaried law reporter, 98
1852	Pulte v. Derby	U. S. C. C.	J. McLean,	5 McLean, 328
	Publishing contract for “edition,” does not prohibit successive printings, 446
1853	Customs consolidation act			16 & 17 Vict. c. 107
1853	Cox v. Cox	Chancery	V. C. Wood,	11 Hare, 118
	Writer may not prevent alterations made by employer, 443
1853	Stowe v. Thomas	U. S. C. C.	J. Grier,	2 Wall Jr. 547
	No exclusive right of translation under early law, 77
1854	Jefferys v. Boosey	House of Lords		4 H. L. C. 815
	Definition of the two senses of copyright, 1, 2, 4; non-resident foreigner could not acquire copyright under act of 1710 by first publication in England, 108, 373
1854	Stevens v. Benning	Chancery	V. C. Wood,	1 Kay & J. 168
	Contract for publication a personal contract not assignable without consent, 444
1855	Customs consolidation act.			18 & 19 Vict. c. 96
1855	U. S. Act. Deposits through mails free
1855	Stevens v. Benning	Ct. App.	Lds. J. Bruce & Turner,	6 De G. M. & G. 223
	Affirming Stevens v. Benning.
1856	U. S. supplementary act (dramatic)
1858	Amendatory copyright act, for designs			21 & 22 Vict. c. 70
1858	Reade v. Bentley	Chancery	V. C. Wood,	4 K. & J. 656
	Contract for publication a personal contract of “joint adventure” terminable by author if not to publisher’s loss, 434, 444
1859	U. S. act. Place of deposit
1860	Blackwood v. Brewster	Scotch Ct. Sess.		23 Sc. Sess. c. 2, s. 142
	Reprints to replace destroyed copies do not constitute a new edition, 445
1860	Crookes v. Petter	Rolls Ct.	Romilly, M. R.,	6 Jur. 1131
	Editor’s name not requisite part of title, 445
1860	Turner v. Robinson	Irish Ct. Chanc.	Smith, M. R.,	10 Ir. Ch. R. 121
	Exhibition, with restriction as to copying, not publication, 232
1860	Turner v. Robinson	Ct. App.	L. C. Brady,	10 Ir. Ch. R. 510
	Liability under breach of contract, 232; Academy exhibition considered publication, 232
1861	Amendatory copyright act, for designs			24 & 25 Vict. c. 73
1861	Statute law revision act			24 & 25 Vict. c. 101
1861	U. S. act. Appeal for copyright cases to Supreme Court
1862	Fine arts copyright act			25 & 26 Vict. c. 68
1862	Boucicault v. Fox	U. S. C. C	J. Shipman,	5 Blatch. 87
	A man’s intellectual productions his own, except under valid agreement with employer, 97
1862	Drury v. Ewing	U. S. C. C.	J. Leavitt,	1 Bond, 540
	Diagram with directions for dress cutting adjudged “book,” 69
1862	Howitt v. Hall	Chancery	V. C. Wood,	6 L. T. (n. s.) 348
	Copies printed within term of contract may be sold after expiration, 445
1862	Reade v. Conquest	Common Pleas	C J. Erle,	11 C. B. (n. s.) 478
	Dramatization based on novelization, infringement of original play, 172
1863	Boucicault v. Delafield	Chancery	V. C Wood,	1 H. & M. 597
	First publication outside British Dominions under int. copr. act, forfeits playright, 184
1863	Hotten v. Arthur	Chancery	V. C. Wood,	1 H. & M. 603
	Catalogue of old books copyrightable, 73
1863	Tinsley v. Lacy	Chancery	V. C Wood,	1 H. & M. 747
	Printed dramatization enjoined as using substantial parts of novel, 173
1864	Low v. Routledge	Chancery	V. C. Kindersley,	33 L. J. (n. s.) Ch. 717
	Inaccuracy in name of proprietor invalidates copyright entry, 128
1865	U. S. supplementary act (photographs)
1867	Statute law revision act			30 & 31 Vict. c. 59
1867	U. S. act. Penalty for failure to deposit
1867	Maxwell v. Hogg	Chancery	L. Cairns,	2 Ch. D. 307
	Belgravia—Title not protectable until associated with a published work, 75, 84, 85
1868	Daly v. Palmer	U. S. C. C.	J. Blatchford,	6 Blatch. 256
	Test of piracy defined, 175
1868	Routledge v. Low	House of Lords		L. R., 3 H. L. 100
	Foreigner temporarily resident at first publication may acquire British copyright under act of 1842, 109; first publication probably single requisite for copyright 109, 374
1869	Lawrence v. Dana	U. S. C. C.	J. Clifford,	4 Cliff. 1
	An abridgment permitted as established by precedent, 81; new notice on new edition protects matter copyright in old edition, 134; “copying is not confined to literal repetition,” 254
1869	Taylor v. Pillow	Chancery	V. C. James,	L. R. 7 Eq. 418
	Proprietor, after assigning copyright, may dispose of unsold copies, 446
1870	U. S. consolidation act
1870	Black v. Murray	Scotch Ct. Sess.	L. Inglis,	IX Sc. Rev. R. 3, s. 443
	New editions “enlarged and improved” copyrightable, 75
1871	Stannard v. Harrison	Chancery	V. C. Bacon,	24 L. T. (n. s.) 570
	Right in map drawn to order vests in employer, 239
1872	Clark v. Bishop	Exchequer	C. B. Kelly,	25 L. T. (n. s.) 908
	Song dramatically rendered protected as dramatic piece, 176
1872	Cobbett v. Woodward	Chancery	L. Romilly,	L. R. 14 Eq. 407
	No copyright in an advertisement, 73
1872	Osgood v. Allen	U. S. C. C.	J. Shepley,	1 Holmes, 185
	“Our Young Folks”—a title not copyrightable as such, 82, 85
1872	Palmer v. DeWitt	N. Y. Ct. App.	J. Allen,	47 N. Y. 532
	Performance of play not publication, 180
1873	U. S. act. Inclusion in Revised Statutes
1874	U. S. act. Notice, fees, etc.
1874	Isaacs v. Daly	N. Y. Sup. Ct.	J. Curtis,	7 Jones & Sp. 511
	Title “Charity” cannot be monopolized, 82, 84
1874	Toole v. Young	Queen’s Bench	C. J. Cockburn,	9 Q. B. 523
	Right of dramatization not included under book copyright in England, 172
1874	Ward v. Beeton	Chancery	V. C. Malins,	L. R. 19 Eq. 207
	Proprietary name may not be used on competing publication, 445
1874	Warne v. Routledge	Chancery	Jessel, M. R.,	L. R. 18 Eq. 497
	Right of publishing exclusive fortune of contract only, 445
1875	International copyright act			38 Vict. c. 12
1875	Canada copyright act			38 & 39 Vict. c. 53
1875	Amendatory copyright act for designs			38 & 39 Vict. c. 93
1875	Banks v. McDivitt	U. S. C. C.	J. Shipman,	13 Blatch. 163
	Test of piracy defined, 251
1875	Boucicault v. Hart	U. S. C. C.	J. Hunt,	13 Blatch. 37
	Exact conformity with statute requisite, 149
1875	Parkinson v. Laselle	U. S. C. C.	J. Sawyer,	3 Sawyer, 330
	Exact conformity with statute requisite, 149
1876	Customs law consolidation act			39 & 40 Vict. c. 36
1876	Boucicault v. Chatterton	Chancery	J. James,	5 Ch. D. 267
	Previous performance of “Shaughraun” in N. Y. forfeited playright, 184
1876	Chatterton v. Cave	Ct. App.	C. J. Cockburn,	46 L. J. (n. s.) C. L. 97
	Rival dramatization, utilizing not substantial added scenes, permitted, 174
1878	Chatterton v. Cave	House of Lords		3 A. C. 483
	Following decision of lower court.
1878	Weldon v. Dicks	Chancery	V. C. Malins,	10 Ch. D. 247
	Title “Trial and Triumph” protected as virtually trade-mark, 83
1879	U. S. act. Transmission through mails
1879	Hole v. Bradbury	Chancery	J. Fry,	12 Ch. D. 886
	Authors entitled to resume rights succeeding publishers, 445
1879	Kelly v. Byles	Chancery	V. C. Bacon,	13 Ch. D. 682
	Title “Post Office directory” not copyrightable. No resemblance of publications, 83
1880	Putnam v. Pollard	N. Y. Sup. Ct.	J. Beach,	N. Y. Daily Reg. O. 13 ’80
	State common law superseded by U. S. statute, 40
1881	Dicks v. Yates	Chancery	V. C. Bacon,	18 Ch. D. 76
	“Splendid misery”—title thrice used, common property, not protectable, 83
1882	Copyright (musical compositions) act			45 & 46 Vict. c. 40
1882	U. S. act. Position of notice
1882	Cable v. Marks	Chancery	V. C. Bacon,	47 L. T. (n. s.) 432
	Shadow-trick perforated card, not copyrightable, 242
1882	Chappell v. Boosey	Chancery	J. North,	21 Ch. D. 232
	Publication as book before performance does not preclude performing rights, 183, 184
1882	Maple v. Junior Army & Navy Stores	Ct. App.	J. Jessel,	21 Ch. D. 369
	Illustrated advertising catalogue protected, 73
1883	Patents, designs, and trade marks act			46 & 47 Vict. c. 57
1883	Clemens v. Belford	U. S. C. C.	J. Blodgett,	14 F. R. 728
	Right to publish involves right to state authorship, 98
1883	Thomas v. Lennon	U. S. C. C.	J. Lowell,	14 F. R. 849
	Unpublished oratorio infringed by orchestral score from non-copyright piano arrangement, 187
1884	Burrow-Giles Lith. Co. v. Sarony	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Miller,	111 U. S. 53
	“Writings” construed to cover photographs, 67, 240; N. Sarony (for Napoleon Sarony) sufficing as name, 129
1884	Estes v. Williams	U. S. C. C.	J. Wheeler,	21 F. R. 189
	“Chatterbox”—title restrained from use on juveniles of like general character, 83
1884	Duck v. Bates	Ct. App.	Brett, M. R.,	13 Q. B. 843
	Amateur performance not for profit not a public representation, 186
1884	Nicols v. Pitman	Chancery	J. Kay,	26 Ch. D. 374
	Indirect copying by shorthand characters an infringement, 254
1886	International copyright act			49 & 50 Vict. c. 33
1886	Aronson v. Fleckenstein	U. S. C. C.	J. Blodgett,	28 F. R. 75
	Title of drama protected under common law, 192
1886	Harper v. Shoppell	U. S. C. C.	J. Wallace,	23 Blatch. 431
	Unprinted electrotype did not infringe copyright, 235
1886	Holloway v. Bradley	U. S. C. C.	J. Butler,	Pub. Week. 30:223
	Publisher may affix material to copyright book, 100
1886	Monaghan v. Taylor	Queen’s Bench	L. C. J. Coleridge,	2 T. L. R. 685
	Proprietor of music hall liable for infringement by singer, 193
1887	Estes v. Worthington	U. S. C. C.	J. Shipman,	31 F. R. 154
	Title “Chatterbox” protected as trade-mark against simulating publication of differing contents, 84, 261
1887	Harper v. Franklin Sq. Lib. Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Waite,	Pub. Week. 31:372
	Trade-mark rights in name “Franklin Square library” protected, 262
1888	Copyright (musical compositions) act			51 & 52 Vict. c. 17
1888	Patents, designs and trade marks act			51 & 52 Vict. c. 50
1888	Callaghan v. Myers	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Blatchford,	128 U. S. 617
	1866 for 1867 does not invalidate copyright notice, 130
1888	Gottsberger v. Estes	U. S. C. C.	J. Colt,	33 F. R. 381
	Publication before deposit voided copyright (under old law), 136
1888	Mitchell & Miller v. White & Allen	N. Y. Sup. Ct.		Pub. Week. 34:586
	“Life”—misleading use of title enjoined, 84
1888	Munro v. Beadle	N. Y. Sup. Ct.	J. Ingraham,	18 St. R. 278
	“Sleuth” as a dictionary word not protectable, 262
1888	Munro v. Smith	N. Y. Sup. Ct.	J. O’Brien,	18 St. R. 279
	Use of name “Sleuth” when misleading the public actionable, 262
1888	Schumacher v. Wogram	U. S. C. C.	J. Wallace,	35 F. R. 210
	Copyright probably voided by too early date in notice, 130; picture intended for cigar label not copyrightable, but trade-mark, 237
1888	Warne v. Seebohm	Chancery	J. Stirling,	39 Ch. D. 73
	Dramatization quoting beyond fair use infringement of novel, 173
1889	Revenue act			52 & 53 Vict. c. 42
1889	Beere v. Ellis	Queen’s Bench	B. Pollock,	5 T. L. R. 330
	Rival dramatization enjoined, because added features were infringed, 173
1889	Cate v. Devon	Chancery	J. North,	40 Ch. D. 500
	Indirect copying from newspaper reprint held infringement, 254
1889	Everson v. Young	D. C. Sup. Ct.	J. Cole,	26 W. L. R. 546
	Blank book not copyrightable, 72; librarian of Congress not discretionary officer, 72, 96
1889	Gilmore v. Anderson	U. S. C. C.	J. Wheeler,	38 F. R. 846
	Common use of non-copyright material or work on same subject not infringement, 255
1890	Munro v. Beadle	N. Y. App. Div.	J. Macomber,	55 Hun 312
	“Sleuth” properly subject of trade-mark, 262
1890	Munro v. Smith	U. S. C. C.	J. Shipman,	42 F. R. 266
	Illustration picturing “Old Sleuth” not infringement, 262
1890	Schlesinger v. Bedford	Chancery	J. Kekewich,	63 L. T. (n. s.) 762
	Independent and “essentially different” dramatization permitted despite author’s own dramatization, 173
1890	Schlesinger v. Turner	Chancery	J. Kekewich,	63 L. T. (n. s.) 764
	Plays substantially similar an infringement, 173
1891	U. S. amendatory (inter. copr.) act
1891	Munro v. Tousey	N. Y. Ct. App.	J. Gray,	129 N. Y. 38
	Name “Sleuth” not protectable, 262
1891	Black v. Ehrich	U. S. C. C.	J. Wallace,	44 F. R. 793
	Title “Encyclopædia Britannica” not protected when public is not misled, 261
1891	Dodd v. Smith	Penn. Sup. Ct.	Per curiam,	144 Pa. St. 340
	Underselling by rebinds of paper-covered edition not enjoinable, 263
1891	Falk v. Brett Lith. Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Wheeler,	48 F. R. 678
	Posing for photograph justifies copyright by photographer.—Reversed lithograph infringement, 241
1891	Falk v. Gast	U. S. C. C.	J. Coxe,	48 F. R. 262
	Copyright not forfeited by omission of notice on remounting of photographs by another than proprietor, 236; posing for photograph justifies copyright by photographer, 241
1891	Fishburn v. Hollingshead	Chancery	J. Stirling,	[1891] 2 Ch. 371
	Registration and deposit requisite except under International copyright act, 313
1892	Duck v. Mayen	Queen’s Bench	J. Day,	8 T. L. R. 339
	Limitation of specific license for drama enforced, 190
1892	Fishel v. Lueckel	U. S. C. C.	J. Townsend,	53 F. R. 499
	Appropriation of part of a work an infringement, 244
1892	Fuller v. Bemis	U. S. C. C.	J. Lacombe,	50 F. R. 926
	Skirt dance not a dramatic composition, 177
1892	Lamb v. Evans	Ct. App.	L. J. Lindley,	[1893], 1 Ch. 218
	Copyright in sheet of advertisements upheld, 74
1892	Lee v. Gibbings	Chancery	J. Kekewich,	8 T. L. R. 773
	Injury to author’s repute question of libel not of copyright, 274
1892	Lucas v. Williams	Ct. App.	L. Esher,	L. R. [1892] 2 Q. B. 113
	Photograph of engraving infringes original painting, 243, 274
1892	Walter v. Steinkopff	Chancery	J. North,	[1892] 3 Ch. 489
	Copyright in form of news protectable, 89, 259. Copying two-fifths of newspaper article, “unfair use,” 259
1892	Daly v. Webster	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Lacombe,	56 F. R. 483
	Infringement by single situation from dramatic work, 191; change of sub-title after copyrighting immaterial, 192
1893	U. S. enabling act (deposit)
1893	Black v. Allen	U. S. C. C.	J. Townsend,	56 F. R. 764
	Inclusion of copyright material in non-copyright work does not vitiate copyright, 261; copyright may be transferred to foreign owner, 261; variation from registered title on use in cyclopædia immaterial, 261
1893	Falk v. Donaldson	U. S. C. C.	J. Townsend,	57 F. R. 32
	Differences in lithographic reproduction of photograph not a defense, 244
1893	Falk v. Gast	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Shipman,	54 F. R. 890
	Miniature samples not a publication of picture. Affirming Falk v. Gast, 235
1893	Falk v. Heffron	U. S. C. C.	J. Wheeler,	56 F. R. 299
	“Sheets” defined—copyright law must be strictly construed as to forfeiture and penalties, 271
1893	French v. Day et al.	Queen’s Bench	J. Kennedy,	9 T. L. R. 548
	Proprietor, not manager, of theatre responsible defendant, 193
1893	Hanfstaengl v. Holloway	Queen’s Bench	J. Charles,	[1893] 2 Q. B. 1
	Registration and deposit not requisite, 313
1893	Macdonald v. National Review	West. Co. Ct.		Copinger 782
	Printers’ proof sent by publisher to author implies acceptance of ms., 442
1893	Reichardt v. Sapte	Queen’s Bench	J. Hawkins,	[1893] 2 Q. B. 308
	Similar play previously written but later performed cannot be enjoined, 187
1894	Drummond v. Altemus	U. S. C. C.	J. Dallas,	60 F. R. 338
	Author may restrain under common law imperfect reports of lectures, 264
1894	Ellis v. Ogden	Queen’s Bench	J. Collins,	11 T. L. R. 50
	Right in photographs not paid for belongs to photographer, 239
1894	French v. Kreling	U. S. C. C.	J. Hawley,	63 F. R. 621
	Printing of libretto for sole use of singers not publication, 181
1894	Gilbert v. Star	Chancery	J. Chitty,	11 T. L. R. 4
	Newspaper report of play under rehearsal forbidden under common law, 186
1894	Hanfstaengl v. American Tobacco Co.	Ct. App.	L. Esher,	[1895] 1 Q. B. 347
	Registration and deposit in England not necessary for foreign work, 313
1894	Hanfstaengl v. Baines	House of Lords		[1895] A. C. 20
	Tableaux not infringement of pictures—“Design” does not cover tableaux, 242
1894	Henderson v. Tompkins	U. S. C. C.	J. Putnam,	60 F. R. 758
	Literary merit not requisite, 177
1894	Press Pub. Co. v. Falk	U. S. C. C.	J. Wheeler,	59 F. R. 324
	Proprietorship of gratuitous photograph of actress remains with photographer, 238
1894	Social Register Assoc. v. Howard	U. S. C. C.	J. Green,	60 F. R. 270
	Similar title enjoined as unfair competition, 262
1894	Springer v. Falk	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Lacombe,	59 F. R. 707
	Composite photograph from two copyrighted portraits held an infringement, 244
1894	Werckmeister v. Springer	U. S. C. C.	J. Townsend,	63 F. R. 808
	Copyright does not pass with sale of painting, 234; illustration of picture in exhibition catalogue not publication, 234
1894	Littleton v. Ditson	U. S. C. C.	J. Colt,	62 F. R. 597
	Music sheets excepted from manufacturing provisions, 167
1894	West Pub. Co. v. Lawyers’ Pub. Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Coxe,	64 F. R. 360
	Only proved “instances of piracy” in law digest enjoined, 258
1895	U. S. act. Government documents not copyrightable
1895	U. S. act. Penalties for infringement of photographs, etc.
1895-1905 State dramatic laws
1895	Ditson v. Littleton	U. S. C. C. App.	Per curiam,	67 F. R. 905
	Affirming Littleton v. Ditson
1895	Bolton v. Aldin	Queen’s Bench	J. Grantham,	65 L. J. Q. B. 120
	Drawing remade from photograph infringement, 241
1895	Chicago Dollar Directory Co. v. Chicago Dir. Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Baker,	65 F. R. 463
	Quantity of common errors evidence of infringement in compilation, 257
1895	Ellis v. Marshall	Queen’s Bench	J. Charles,	11 T. L. R. 522
	Right in photograph paid for vests in sitter, 239
1895	Exchange Tel. Co. v. Gregory	Queen’s Bench	L. Esher, M. R.,	[1896] 1 Q. B. 147
	Information furnished to subscribers protected, 89
1895	Fuller v. Blackpool Winter Gardens Co.	Ct. of App.	L. Esher, M. R.,	[1895] 2 Q. B. 429
	Song in costume but without dramatic action, not dramatic piece, 176
1895	Harper v. Ganthony	U. S. C. C.	J. Lacombe,	Hamlin Copr. C. & D. 138
	“Trilby”—monologues in costume following plot, a dramatic infringement, 82, 171
1895	Harper v. Ranous	U. S. C. C.	J. Lacombe,	67 F. R. 904
	Right of dramatization of “Trilby” included in copyright of novel, 170
1895	Keeler v. Standard Folding Bed Co.	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Shiras,	157 U. S. 659
	Sale of patented article absolute and complete unless restricted by contract, 54
1895	Snow v. Mast	U. S. C. C.	J. Sage,	65 F. R. 995
	Abbreviation of date (’94 for 1894) in copyright notice permitted, 130
1895	Wheeler v. Cobbey	U. S. C. C.	J. Shiras,	70 F. R. 487
	Damages dependent on forfeiture, within statutory 2 years, 272
1896	Webster v. Daly	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Fuller,	163 U. S. 155
	Affirming Daly v. Webster
1896	Gabriel v. McCabe	U. S. C. C.	J. Grosscup,	74 F. R. 743
	License of song for a collection permits use in combination or abridgment of such collection, 82, 256.
1896	Griffith v. Tower	Chancery	J. Stirling,	L. R. [1897] 1 Ch. 21
	Publishing agreement not transferable as bankruptcy asset, 451
1896	Guggenheim v. Leng	Queen’s Bench	J. Cave,	12 T. L. R. 491
	Printing illustration as separate supplement infringement, as outside licensed use, 236
1896	Ladd v. Oxnard	U. S. C. C.	J. Putnam,	75 F. R. 703
	Leasing a book to subscribers is publication, 53
1896	Mead v. West Pub. Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Lochren,	80 F. R. 380
	Use from copyright book of non-copyright material not infringement, 257
1896	Mott v. Clow	U. S. C. C.	J. Grosscup,	72 F. R. 168
	Illustrations in trade catalogue being “mere advertisements” not copyrightable, 237
1896	Pierce & Bushnell Co. v. Werckmeister	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Colt,	72 F. R. 54
	Exhibition without copyright notice considered publication, 233
1896	Pitt Pitts v. George	Ct. App.	J. Lindley,	[1896] 2 Ch. 866
	Importation of foreign edition prohibited under British copyright, 292; “proprietor” means owner of British copyright, 292, (296)
1896	Press Pub. Co. v. Monroe	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Lacombe,	73 F. R. 196
	Publication without author’s consent does not divest him of any rights, 45; broad interpretation of author’s rights, 48
1896	Tree v. Bowkett,	Chancer	J. Kekewich,	74 L. T. (n. s.) 77
	“Trilby”—rival dramatization, copying added scenes enjoined, 174
1897	U. S. act. Appointment of Register of Copyrights
1897	U. S. act. Penalty for false claim of copyright
1897	U. S. act. Unauthorized representation
1897	Hoyt v. Bates	U. S. C. C.	J. Putnam,	81 F. R. 641
	Ownership of copyright property is question for state courts, 268
1897	Morrison v. Pettibone	U. S. C. C.	J. Seaman,	87 F. R. 330
	Uncompleted reproductions not exact copies and not forfeitable, 272
1897	Osgood v. Aloe	U. S. C. C.	J. Adams,	83 F. R. 470
	Omission of name vitiates copyright notice though given in imprint, 128
1897	West Pub. Co. v. Lawyers’ Pub. Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Lacombe,	79 F. R. 756
	Whole law digest enjoined, although only parts were infringements, 258
1898	Bolton v. London Exhibitions	Queen’s Bench	J. Mathew,	14 T. L. R. 550
	Employer, giving to engraver only “general idea,” not party liable for infringement, 240; lithograph outline from copyright picture, though with other details, held infringement, 244; parties ordering poster held not punishable for infringement by lithographer without their knowledge, 253
1898	Broder v. Zeno Mauvais	U. S. C. C.	J. Morrow,	88 F. R. 74
	Indecent song not copyrightable—melody protected, 86
1898	Jewellers’ Merc. Agency v. Jeweller’s Wkly Pub. Co.	N. Y. Ct. App.	C. J. Parker,	155 N. Y. 241
	Leasing a book to subscribers is publication, 53
1898	Miles v. Amer. News Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Lacombe,	Hamlin Copr. C. & D. 29
	Specific license for limited use of illustrations enforced, 236
1898	Mallory v. Mackaye	U. S. C. C.	J. Wheeler,	86 F. R. 122
	Employer entitled to copyright in dramatic works written under salary, 188
1899	Mackaye v. Mallory	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Wallace,	92 F. R. 749
	“Modifying” Mallory v. Mackaye, but upholding right of employer
1899	Bennett v. Carr	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Thomas,	96 F. R. 213
	Copyright invalidated (under old law) by failure to deposit written description of picture, 236
1899	Boosey v. Whight	Ct. App.	J. Lindley,	[1900] 1 Ch. 122
	Perforated music roll not “copy” of sheet music, 208; marginal directions neither music nor literary composition, 208
1899	Brady v. Daly	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Peckham,	175 U. S. 148
	Single situation protected as integral part of drama, 191; damages, not penalty, under copyright statute, 272
1899	Daly v. Walrath	N. Y. App. Div.	J. Bartlett,	40 App. Div. 220
	Prior printing abroad forfeits American dramatic rights, 181
1899	Green v. Irish Independent	Irish Ct. of App.	L. J. Fitz-Gibbon,	[1899] 1 Ir. Rep. 386
	Newspaper liable for infringement, though without knowledge, copyr. illustration printed as advertisement, 236, 253
1899	Holmes v. Hurst	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Brown,	174 U. S. 82
	Copyright protects intellectual production of author, not merely the particular form. “Book” not confined to bound volume, 67
1899	McDonald v. Hearst	U. S. C. C.	J. De Haven,	95 F. R. 656
	Employer cannot be held to penal responsibility for act of agent, 271
1899	Maxwell v. Goodwin	U. S. C. C.	J. Seaman,	93 F. R. 665
	Playright in unpublished work, inherent under common law, 187
1899	Murphy v. Christian Press Assoc.	N. Y. App. Div.	J. Cullen,	38 N. Y. App. Div. 426
	Decision against restraint of trade not applicable to copyright monopolies, 50
1900	U. S. act. Hawaii and Porto Rico protection
1900	Bennett v. Boston Traveler Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Colt,	101 F. R. 445
	Suit must be brought under general copyright of newspaper, when portion is not specifically copyrighted, 272
1900	Dielman v. White	U. S. C. C.	J. Lowell,	102 F. R. 892
	Contract with U. S. Govt. failed to reserve copyright on designs, 234
1900	Maloney v. Foote	U. S. C. C.	J. Pardee,	101 F. R. 264
	No infringement by acts before copyrighting, 274
1900	Monarch Bk. Co. v. Neil	U. S. C. C.	J. Grosscup,	Hamlin Copr. C. & D. 30
	Copies of copyrighted modifications of non-copyright pictures enjoined, 244
1900	Snow v. Laird	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Woods,	98 F. R. 813
	Slight alteration on non-copyrighted photograph does not justify copyright, 245
1900	Walter v. Lane	House of Lords		[1900] A. C. 539
	Reports of Rosebery’s speeches—no literary merit or labor need be shown to secure copyright, 68
1900	Falk v. Curtis Pub. Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Dallas,	100 F. R. 77
	“Person” includes partnerships and corporations, 273
1901	Falk v. Curtis Pub. Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Buffington,	107 F. R. 126
	Suit for penalties cannot precede forfeiture, 273.—Affirming Falk v. Curtis Pub. Co.
1901	Child v. N. Y. Times Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Hazel,	110 F. R. 527
	No penalty where copies are not literally “found in possession,” 272
1901	Doan, et al. v. Amer. Bk. Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Jenkins,	105 F. R. 772
	Rebound second-hand copies no infringement, but must be distinctly marked, 263
1901	Marshall v. Bull	Ct. App.	L. J. Collins,	85 L. T. 77
	Illustrations protected as part of book, 238; sale of electrotypes does not transfer copyright, 238
1901	Neufeld v. Chapman	King’s Bench	J. Walton,	Times O. 31, ’01
	“All copies sold” includes periodical publication, 448
1901	Nicholls v. Parker	King’s Bench	J. Wright,	17 T. L. R. 482
	Specific license for use of illustration in specified periodical upheld, despite “custom of the trade,” 236
1901	Stern v. Rosey	D. C. C. App.	J. Shepard,	17 App. Dist. Col. 562
	Mechanical reproduction of copyrighted songs not preventable, 205
1901	Trengrouse v. “Sol” Syndicate	Chancery	C. J. Alverstone,	Times S. 26, ’01
	Whole work infringement though less than a page pirated, 254
1901	Western Union v. Call Pub. Co.	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Brewer,	181 U. S. 92
	When common law in states is in conflict, U. S. courts will enforce that of England, 44
1901	Hegeman v. Springer	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Wheeler,	110 F. R. 374
	Seizure without prior demand authorized, 274
1902	Musical (summary proceedings) copyright act			2 Edw. VII, c. 15
1902	Amer. Press Assoc. v. Daily Story Pub. Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Jenkins,	120 F. R. 766
	Innocent copying from reprint lacking copyright notice an infringement, 253
1902	Britain v. Hanks	King’s Bench	J. Wright,	86 L. T. 765
	Toy soldiers, artistically modeled, copyrightable as sculpture, 247
1902	Fraser v. Yack	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Jenkins,	116 F. R. 285
	“Little Minister”—Foreigner, prior to 1891, could transfer advance sheets only, not right to copyright, 110
1902	Herne v. Liebler	N. Y. App. Div.	J. Ingraham,	73 App. Div. 194
	Sub-license under limited lease of unpublished drama prevented under common law, 187
1902	Mifflin v. Dutton	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Brown,	174 U. S. 82
	In joint authorship duplicate copyrights under different names not permissible, 102
1902	National Tel. News Co. v. Western Union	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Grosscup,	119 F. R. 294
	News on ticker tape not copyrightable but unfair use enjoinable, 89
1902	Patterson v. Ogilvie	U. S. C. C.	J. Lacombe,	119 F. R. 451
	Variance of sub-title immaterial, 192; damages not barred by limitation as penalties, 273
1903	Graves v. Gorrie	Privy Council	Ld. Lindley,	89 L. T. 111
	Fine arts copyright act, 1862, does not protect outside United Kingdom, 246
1903	Hegeman v. Springer	U. S. Sup. Ct.	Per curiam,	189 U. S. 505
	Affirming Hegeman v. Springer
1903	Barnes v. Miner	U. S. C. C.	J. Ray,	122 F. R. 480
	Combination of songs, costume and cinematograph not a dramatic composition, 175
1903	Bleistein v. Donaldson	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Holmes,	188 U. S. 239
	Copyright can be entered in trading name instead of legal name, 102; circus posters protected—“A picture is none the less a subject of copyright that it is used for an advertisement,” 237
1903	Bloom v. Nixon	U. S. C. C.	J. McPherson,	125 F. R. 977
	Parody, including quotation, not infringement, 190
1903	Champney v. Haag	U. S. C. C.	J. McPherson,	121 F. R. 944
	Photograph from a photograph construed as infringement of photograph, and not of original painting, 243, 274
1903	Cleland v. Thayer	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Caldwell,	121 F. R. 71
	Original photograph of uncopyrighted or uncopyrightable subject protected, 241
1903	Dodge v. Allied Arts	N. Y. Sup. Ct.	J. McCall,	Hamlin Copr. C. & D. 115
	Artist can prevent alterations of paintings done on commission, 245
1903	Edison v. Lubin	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Buffington,	122 F. R. 240
	Entire moving picture film one photograph protected by single notice, 242
1903	Frohman v. Weber	N. Y. Sup. Ct.	J. Clarke,	Hamlin Copr. C. & D. 151
	Use of names of characters in plays not infringement, 192
1903	Kipling v. Putnam	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Coxe,	120 F. R. 631
	Changed binding of copyright work permissible, 263; elephant’s head design not distinctive trade-mark, 263; no similarity to constitute unfair competition, 263
1903	Lawrence & Bullen v. Aflalo	House of Lords		[1904] L. R. App. C. 17
	Proprietor of encyclopædia “stood in the shoes” of writers as copyright proprietor, 99
1903	Lorimer v. Boston Herald	Mass. Sup. Ct.	J. Morton,	Pub. Week. 63:1386
	Burlesqued title in newspaper articles not enjoinable, 264
1903	Moore v. Edwardes	King’s Bench	L. C. J. Alverstone,	Times Mr. 3, ’03
	Use of scenario from rejected ms. for unauthorised work punished, 176
1903	Nethersole v. Bell	Chancery	J. Farwell,	Times Jl. 4, 31, ’03
	Rival dramatisation as modified from other version enjoined, 174
1903	Rinehart v. Smith	U. S. C. C.	J. McPherson,	121 F. R. 148
	Replevin not the proper form of copyright suit, 273
1903	Stone v. Long,	King’s Bench	Master Chitty,	Copr. Cas. ’01-’04, 66
	Publisher responsible for loss of ms. by employee’s negligence, 442
1903	Thompson Co. v. Amer. Law Book Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Coxe,	122 F. R. 922
	Use of list of cases, made from copyright digest, as guide to reports not infringement, 258; “equity will not protect a pirate from infringements of his piratical work,” 258
1903	Victor Talking Mach. Co. v. The Fair	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Baker,	123 F. R. 424
	Patent as a monopoly, 50
1903	Wagner v. Conried	U. S. C. C.	J. Lacombe,	125 F. R. 798
	Previous printing abroad forfeits American playright in music, 181
1903	Wright v. Eisle	N. Y. App. Div.	J. Woodward,	86 App. Div. 356
	Filing of architectural plans in public office constitutes publication, 242
1904	U. S. act. Protection of works, Louisiana Purchase Exposition
1904	Bisel v. Welsh	U. S. C. C.	J. Holland,	131 F. R. 564
	Repetition of errors evidence of author’s infringement of his own earlier work, 257
1904	Encyclopædia Brittanica Co. v. Tribune Assoc.	U. S. C. C.	J. Lacombe,	Pub. Week. 55:1458
	Condensations of copyright articles from cyclopædia enjoined, 261
1904	Gannet v. Rupert	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Coxe,	Pub. Week. 55:69
	“Comfort” as title of periodical protected as common law trade-mark, 84; court should arrest pirate before he makes off with plunder, 274
1904	Straus v. Amer. Pub. Assoc.	N. Y. Ct. App.	C. J. Parker,	177 N. Y. 473
	Agreements to restrict prices legal on copyright books; contrary to statute on non-copyright books, 57
1905	U. S. act. Ad interim protection
1905	U. S. trade-mark act
1905	Fraser v. Edwardes	King’s Bench	J. Darling,	Times Mr. 23-30, ’05
	Use of scenario from rejected ms. for unauthorized work punished, 176
1905	Harper v. Donohue	U. S. C. C.	J. Sanborn,	144 F. R. 491
	Analysis of author’s rights, 47; omission of notice on foreign-made edition does not vitiate Amer. copyright, 133
1905	Hills v. Hoover	U. S. C. C.	J. Holland,	136 F. R. 701
	Additional words in copyright notice harmless superfluity, 128
1905	Lucas v. Moncrieff	Chancery	J. Warrington,	21 T. L. R. 683
	Publishing agreement released by bankruptcy of publisher, 443
1905	Sampson & Murdock Co. v. Seaver Radford	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Putnam,	140 F. R. 539
	Verification from rival directory beyond fair use, 255
1905	Slingsby v. Bradford Co.	Chancery	J. Warrington,	[1905] W. N. 122
	Copying of fraudulent material not punishable in equity, 258
1906	Musical copyright act			6 Edw. VII; c. 36
1906	U. S. trade-mark act
1906	Burk v. Johnson	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Adams,	146 F. R. 209
	Copyright cannot protect schemes or method of doing business, 61
1906	Davis v. Benjamin	Chancery	J. Eady,	L. R. [1906] 2 Ch. 491
	Sheet of advertising illustrations held a book, 73
1906	Donohue v. Harper	U. S. C. C. App.	Per curiam,	146 F. R. 1023
	Affirming decision in Harper v. Donohue
1906	Hartford Printing Co. v. Hartford Directory Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Platt,	146 F. R. 332; 148 F. R. 470
	Gross receipts less cost awarded as damages, for wholesale copying, 275
1906	Macmillan v. Dent	Ct. App.	J. Vaughan,	[1907] 1 Ch. 107
	Charles Lamb letters—copyright separate from material object, 92
1906	Rex v. Willets		Com. Serj.,	Times Ja. 20, ’06
	Criminal sentences in conspiracy of cheap music pirates, 277
1906	Ward, Lock & Co. v. Long	Chancery	J. Kekewich,	L. R. [1906] 2 Ch. 550
	Agreement to write a book assignable after completion of book, 441
1906	White-Smith v. Apollo	U. S. C. C. App.	Per curiam,	147 F. R. 226
	Perforated roll not copy in fact of staff notation, 204
1906	Wooster v. Crane	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Van Devanter,	147 F. R. 515
	Author restrained from selling modification of copyright work previously assigned, 442
1907	Patents and designs act			7 Edw. VII. c. 29
1907	American Tobacco Co. v. Werckmeister	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Day,	207 U. S. 284
	Exhibition with restriction as to copying, not publication, 232, 235
1907	Bracken v. Rosenthal	U. S. C. C.	J. Kohlsaat,	151 F. R. 136
	Photograph infringes copyright in statuary, 243
1907	Dutton v. Cupples & Leon	N. Y. App. Div.	J. Scott,	Pub. Week. 71:630
	Imitation of style of series unfair competition, 263
1907	Jude’s “Liedertafel” case	Ct. App.	C. J. Alverstone,	L. R. [1907] 1 Ch. 651
	Assignment expunged from record, 447
1907	Philip v. Pennell	Chancery	J. Kekewich,	L. R. [1907] 2 Ch. 577
	Publication permitted of biographical information from receivers of letters, 92
1907	Merriam v. Ogilvie	U. S. C. C.	J. Colt,	149 F. R. 858
	Use of name “Webster” not restrainable except where public is misled, 261
1908	Merriam v. Ogilvie	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Aldrich,	159 F. R. 638
	Affirming Merriam v. Ogilvie
1908	White-Smith v. Apollo	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Day,	209 U. S. 1
	Records not copies or publications of copyright music, 54, 204. Affirming White-Smith v. Apollo
1908	Bamforth v. Douglas Post Card Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. McPherson,	158 F. R. 355
	Unfair competition not restrainable if copyrightable work is not copyrighted, 264
1908	Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Day,	210 U. S. 339
	Restriction of price not enforceable in connection with copyright notice, 55, 57
1908	Clinical Obstetrics, in re	Chancery	J. Warrington,	Copr. Cas. ’05-’10, 176
	“Exclusive right of publication” a license, not assignment, 447; assignment record expunged, 447.
1908	Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Day,	210 U. S. 356
	No damages outside statutory protection where no copies were found in possession, 27
1908	Jones v. Amer. Law Bk. Co.	N. Y. App. Div.	J. Houghton,	125 App. Div. 519
	Denying right of author to have name appended to cyclopædic contribution, 100
1908	Karno v. Pathé Frères	King’s Bench	J. Jelf,	99 L. T. 114
	Moving pictures not infringement, 177
1908	Landa v. Greenberg	Chancery	J. Eve,	24 T. L. R. 441
	Nom de plume of settled use protected outside copyright or trade-mark, 99
1908	Mansell v. Valley Printing Co.	Ct. App.	Cozens-Hardy, M. R.,	L. R. [1908] 2 Ch. 441
	Common law concurrent with statutory protection of unpublished works, 61
1908	Royal Sales Co. v. Gaynor	U. S. C. C.	J. Ward,	164 F. R. 207
	Monogram not copyrightable, 70
1908	Sarpy v. Holland	Ct. App.	Cozens-Hardy, M. R.,	L. R. [1908] 2 Ch. 198
	Copyright reservation in foreign language sufficing, 313; no formalities requisite under international copyright, 313
1908	Scribner v. Straus	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Day,	210 U. S. 352
	Agreement to restrict prices not proven by notice on bills, etc., 55
1908	Share Certificate Book, in re	Div. Ct.	J. Bigham,	Copr. Cas. ’05-’10, 173
	False entry expunged from registry, 150
1908	Straus v. American Publishers’ Association	N. Y. App. Div.	J. Gray,	127 App. D. 936
	Agreements to restrict price legal on copyright books, 57; dissenting opinion, 57
1908	Tate v. Fullbrook	Ct. App.	L. J. Vaughan Williams,	L. R. [1908] 1 K. B. 821
	Writer of dialogue sole author of musical sketch in England, 176
1908	United Dictionary Co. v. Merriam	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Holmes,	208 U. S. 260
	Omission of notice on foreign-made edition sold only for use there does not vitiate Amer. copyright, 134
1908	Dam v. Kirke La Shelle Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Hazel,	166 F. R. 589
	Reassignment to author of copyright in periodical contribution, 101; right of dramatization included in copyright of story, 171; full profits awarded as damages, 171
1908	Harper v. Kalem	U. S. C. C.	J. Lacombe,
	Copyright notice in book protects illustrations against moving picture reproduction, 77
1909	U. S. Copyright code
1909	Banks Law Pub. Co. v. Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	Per curiam,	169 F. R. 386
	Affirming that arrangement of cases in sequence, pagination, etc., are not protectable details, 259
1909	Bong v. Campbell Art Co.	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. McKenna,	214 U. S. 236
	Citizen of an unproclaimed country cannot indirectly obtain American copyright, 110
1909	Bosselman v. Richardson	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Ward,	174 F. R. 622
	Copyright claimant other than author must prove his claims, 107
1909	Caliga v. Inter-Ocean Newsp. Co.	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Day,	215 U. S. 182
	Re-copyright on finishing picture invalid, 231
1909	Chicago Tribune v. Ill. Printing & Pub. Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Grosscup,	Pub. Week. 76: 643, 957
	Peary letters—copyright in newspaper letter as book upheld, 103
1909	N. Y. Times v. Press Pub. Co. et al.	U. S. C. C.	J. Hand,	Pub. Week. 76: 643, 957
	Peary letters—agreement for newspaper letters did not authorize copyright as book, 103
1909	Consolidated Gas Co.	U. S. Sup. Ct.	J. Peckham,	212 U. S. 19
	State has sovereign power to limit prices—in case of public franchise corporation, 207
1909	Freeman v. Trade Register	U. S. C. C.	J. Donworth,	173 F. R. 419
	Copyright notice on editorial page invalid, 131
1909	Frohman v. Ferris	Ill. Sup. Ct.	J. Farmer,	238 Ill. Rep. 430
	Performance of play not publication, 181
1909	Glaser v. St. Elmo Co.	U. S. C. C.	J. Holt,	175 F. R. 276
	Title of novel, out of copyright, not protectable in drama, 192
1909	Green v. Luby	U. S. C. C.	J. Noyes,	177 F. R. 287
	Error in classification does not invalidate copyright, 136
1909	Harper v. Kalem	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Ward,	169 F. R. 61
	Moving pictures may infringe book copyright, 176, 242; both speech and action not necessary in dramatic performances, 176; illustrations as such do not infringe book copyright, 237
1909	Heinemann v. Smart Set Pub. Co.	Chancery	J. Parker,	Times, Jl. 15, ’09
	Innocent publisher responsible for acts beyond authority given to literary agent, 437
1909	Hervieu v. Ogilvie	U. S. C. C.	J. Martin,	169 F. R. 978
	Printed drama not subject to manufacturing provisions as “book,” 155, 168
1909	Hunter v. Clifford	West. Co. Ct.	J. Lush,	Times N. 12. ’09
	Right to copyright lapsed on work of art sold without registration, 247
1909	Karno v. Pathé Frères	Ct. App.	L. J. Vaughan Williams,	100 L. T. 260
	Exhibitor, not manufacturer of film, responsible party, 177
1909	Saake v. Lederer	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Buffington,	174 F. R. 135
	License to perform does not imply authority to copyright, 107
1909	Scholz v. Amasis	Ct. App.	L. C. J. Farwell,	Times My. 19, ’09
	Only substantial copying of written dialogue infringes drama in England, 176
1910	Dam v. Kirke La Shelle Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Noyes,	175 F. R. 902
	Following decision in lower court
1910	De Jonge v. Breuker & Kessler	U. S. C. C.	J. McPherson,	182 F. R. 150
	Artistic designs for cover paper copyrightable, 237; separable designs must have separate copyright notices, 242; subject cannot be protected both under copyright and trade-mark acts, 237
1910	Eliot & Collier v. Jones, et al.	N. Y. Sup. Ct.	J. Newburger,	120 N. Y. Supp. 989
	Use of “Dr. Eliot’s five-foot shelf” prohibited as involving deception, 85
1910	Ellis v. Hurst	N. Y. Sup. Ct.	J. Greenbaum,	128 N. Y. Supp. 144
	Use of an author’s real name on pseudonymous non-copyright works not restrainable, 98
1910	Gilbert v. Workman	Chancery	J. Neville,	Times Ja. 19, ’10
	Interpolation of song without consent of author of opera enjoined, 100
1910	Hein v. Harris	U. S. C. C.	J. Hand,	175 F. R. 875
	Musical copyright infringed by transposition, 170 Affirmed in same year by U. S. C. C. App.
1910	Larby v. Love	King’s Bench	J. Bucknill,	Copr. Cas. ’05-’10, 291
	Upholds prohibition against underselling in bill of sale, 57
1910	Monckton v. Gramophone Co.	Chancery	J. Joyce,	Times D. 6, ’10
	Common law cannot protect after publication, 62
1910	Park & Pollard v. Kellerstrass	U. S. C. C.	J. Philips,	181 F. R. 431
	Whole work enjoined where infringing parts were inseparable, 258
1910	Press Assoc. v. Reporting Agency	Chancery	J. Warrington,	Times D. 8, ’10
	Election returns protected against “unfair competition,” 89
1910	Record & Guide Co. v. Bromley	U. S. C. C.	J. McPherson,	175 F. R. 156
	Omission of date vitiates copyright notice though given on same page, 128; substitution of name in copyright notice without authority of law voids copyright, 136
1910	Rex v. Bokenham	Cent. Crim. Ct.	Com. Serj.,	Times Jl. 22, ’10
	Piracy from surreptitiously obtained copies of poems punished by imprisonment, 277
1910	Stern v. Remick	U. S. C. C.	J. Hand,	175 F. R. 282
	Sale of single copy held to constitute publication, 127; use of Roman for Arabic numerals in copyright notice immaterial, 130
1910	West Pub. Co. v. Thompson Co.	U. S. C. C. App.	J. Ward,	176 F. R. 833
	One copyright notice suffices to cover earlier copyrights of parts, 132; list made to run down cases permissible, but extensive copying from digest an infringement, 259
1910	White-Smith v. Goff	U. S. C. C.	J. Brown,	180 F. R. 256
	Renewal personal to author or heirs only, except possibly in case of work assigned before publication, 116
1911	Copyright act			1 & 2 Geo. V c. 46
1911	Shepard v. Taylor	U. S. C. C.	J. Hazel,	185 F. R. 941
	Common errors prima facie proof of infringement, 258
1911	White v. Bender	U. S. C. C.	J. Ray,	185 F. R. 921
	Citations may be utilized for verification, but bodily transfer is infringement, 257

Leading references are in black face figures. References to statutes are designated by § (without prefix referring to the American code, with preceding E referring to the new British code, C to Canadian measure and Au. to Australian code), International Copyright Union conventions by I, and Pan American conventions by P; those to U. S. Copyright Office Rules and Regulations are preceded by R. The page numeration also indicates character of reference, pp. 1-41 covering historical portion; pp. 42-310, specific subject chapters, chiefly American and British; pp. 311-372, international copyright; pp. 373-429, copyright in other countries; pp. 430-462, business relations and literature. Law cases are followed by date, serving as reference to chronological table.