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Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., Circuit Court Decision, Cincinnati (1900)

Source:
The University of Texas School of Law Tarlton Law Library MICROFILM CABINETS 19-21: Records and briefs of the United States Supreme Court.

Citation:
Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., Circuit Court Decision (1900), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
us_1900

Full title
Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Decision

Full title original language
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Abstract
The Circuit Court decision in Bleistein v. Donaldson. The decision that was later reversed by the Supreme Court denied copyright protection to circus advertisements.

Bibliography
Zimmerman, Diane Leenheer. "The Story of Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Company: Originality as a Vehicle for Copyright Inclusivity." In Intellectual Property Stories, ed. Jane C. Ginsburg and Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss. New York: Foundation Press, 2006.

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Location
Cincinnati

Year
1900

Language
English

Source
The University of Texas School of Law Tarlton Law Library MICROFILM CABINETS 19-21: Records and briefs of the United States Supreme Court.

Physical description
Microfilm

Illustrations tables
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Persons referred to
Bleistein, George (1861-1918)
Cobb, Orris Perry (b.1856)
Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506)
Cotton, Sir Henry (1821-1892)
Day, William Rufus (1849-1923)
Evans, Walter (1842-1923)
Gambrinus
Kittredge, Edmund W. (1824-1916)
Loveland, Frank Olds (1861-1915)
Lurton, Horace Harmon (1844-1914)
Severens, Henry Franklin (1835-1923)
Wallace, Benjamin E. (1848-1921)
Wilcox, Ansley (1856-1930)
Wilde, Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills (1854-1900)
Woodruff, George (1807-1887)

Persons referred to in commentary
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Places referred to
California
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Malaga
New York
Peru, Indiana

Places referred to in commentary
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Legislation referred to
U.S. Constitutional Copyright Clause 1789
U.S. International Copyright Act, 1891 (Chace Act)

Legislation referred to in commentary
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Cases referred to
Cobbett v. Woodward (1872) L.R. 14. Eq 407
Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879)
Trade Mark Cases, 100 U.S. 82 (1879)
Yuengling v. Schile, 12 F. 97 (C.C.D.N.Y. 1882)
Nottage v. Jackson, 11 Q.B.D. 627 (1883)
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony 111 U.S. 53 (1883)
Higgins v. Keuffel, 140 U.S. 428 (1891)
J.L. Mott Iron Works v. Clow, 82 F. 316 (7th Cir. 1897)
Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. (C.C.D. KY. 1899)

Cases referred to in commentary
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Institutions referred to
Court of Queen's Bench
Kentucky District Court
Library of Congress
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth District

Institutions referred to in commentary
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Key words
advertising
authorship, theory of
copy
creativity
deposit
employer/employee relations
engravings, protected subject matter
formalities
originality
ownership, corporate
penalties
piracy
transferability
utility

Responsible editor
Oren Bracha




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