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Weir v. Gordon

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Oct 6, 1954
216 F.2d 508 (6th Cir. 1954)

Summary

operating methods of plaintiff examined to justify finding of only one infringement for several publications

Summary of this case from Davis v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours Company

Opinion

No. 11995.

October 6, 1954.

Martin Martin, Saginaw, Mich., for appellant.

Gregory S. Dolgorukov, Detroit, Mich., Dugald S. McDougall, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, McALLISTER, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


In this action for copyright infringement the district court, 111 F. Supp. 117, found that the appellant made copies of the principal features of the appellee's copyrighted advertising material, and caused the same to be published for his own profit. We find that the district court's controlling findings of fact are not clearly erroneous and that the court correctly applied the law. Ansehl v. Puritan Pharmaceutical Co., 8 Cir., 1932, 61 F.2d 131. It follows that the judgment of the district court should be and it hereby is affirmed.


Summaries of

Weir v. Gordon

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Oct 6, 1954
216 F.2d 508 (6th Cir. 1954)

operating methods of plaintiff examined to justify finding of only one infringement for several publications

Summary of this case from Davis v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours Company
Case details for

Weir v. Gordon

Case Details

Full title:Guy Edmond WEIR, Appellant, v. Jerome J. GORDON, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Date published: Oct 6, 1954

Citations

216 F.2d 508 (6th Cir. 1954)

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