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1935 United States Supreme Court case
Douglas v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 18, 1935
Decided February 4, 1935
Full case nameDouglas v. Cunningham
Citations294 U.S. 207 (more)55 S. Ct. 365; 79 L. Ed. 862; 24 U.S.P.Q. 153
Case history
PriorCunningham v. Douglas, 72 F.2d 536 (1st Cir. 1934); cert. granted, 293 U.S. 551 (1934).
Holding
The statute allowed an award of $5,000 instead of a copyright infringement damages calculation based on the newspaper's circulation.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland
Pierce Butler · Harlan F. Stone
Owen Roberts · Benjamin N. Cardozo
Case opinion
MajorityRoberts, joined by a unanimous court
Laws applied
Copyright Act of 1909

Douglas v. Cunningham, 294 U.S. 207 (1935), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the Copyright Act of 1909 allowed an award of $5,000 instead of a copyright infringement damages calculation based on the newspaper's circulation.

References

  1. Douglas v. Cunningham, 294 U.S. 207 (1935).

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