L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.

1919 United States Supreme Court case
L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.
Submitted November 15, 1918
Decided March 3, 1919
Full case nameL. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.
Citations249 U.S. 100 (more)
39 S. Ct. 194; 63 L. Ed. 499
Holding
Penalties awarded "in lieu of actual damages and profits" cannot be less than $250 for each case of copyright infringement.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinion
MajorityVan Devanter, joined by unanimous
Day took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co., 249 U.S. 100 (1919), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that penalties awarded "in lieu of actual damages and profits" cannot be less than $250 for each case of copyright infringement.[1]

References

  1. ^ L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co., 249 U.S. 100 (1919)

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