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Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co., New York (1891)

Source:
The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library Stack 216-217: Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co., 48 F. 678 (S.D.N.Y. 1891).

Citation:
Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co. (1891), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
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Full title
Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co., 48 F. 678 (S.D.N.Y. 1891)

Full title original language
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Abstract
An early copyright in photographs case. The case upheld the copyrightability of a photograph, applying a somewhat diluted version of the Supreme Court's originality requirement for photographs announced in Lithographic Co. v. Sarony.

Bibliography
Farley, Christine Haight. "Copyright Law's Response to the Invention of Photography." 65 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 385 (2004).
Panzer, Mary. Mathew Brady and the image of history. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press for the National Portrait Gallery, 1997.

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Location
New York

Year
1891

Language
English

Source
The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library Stack 216-217: Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co., 48 F. 678 (S.D.N.Y. 1891).

Physical description
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Persons referred to
Brown, Davis S. (fl.1891)
Brown, Delaplaine (1841-1906)
Falk, Benjamin J. (1853-1925)
Falk, Isaac N. (fl.1891)
Sadler, Josie (fl.1891)

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Places referred to
New York

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Cases referred to
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony, 111 U.S. 53 (1883)
Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co., 48 F. 678 (C.C.S.D.N.Y. 1891)

Cases referred to in commentary
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Institutions referred to
Brett Lithographing Co., New York
New York District Court

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Key words
advertising
authorship, theory of
photography, protected subject matter

Responsible editor
Oren Bracha




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Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, 10 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DZ, UK