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Hills and Co. v. Hoover

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Hills and Co. v. Hoover
Argued March 15–16, 1911
Decided April 3, 1911
Full case nameHills and Company, Limited v. Hoover
Citations220 U.S. 329 (more)
31 S. Ct. 402; 55 L. Ed. 485
Holding
The owner of a copyright is restricted to a single action against another to find, seize, and seek penalties for allegedly infringing copies of a work.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
John M. Harlan · Joseph McKenna
Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · William R. Day
Horace H. Lurton · Charles E. Hughes
Willis Van Devanter · Joseph R. Lamar
Case opinion
MajorityDay, joined by unanimous

Hills and Co. v. Hoover, 220 U.S. 329 (1911), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the owner of a copyright is restricted to a single action against another to find, seize, and seek penalties for allegedly infringing copies of a work.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Hills and Co. v. Hoover, 220 U.S. 329 (1911).
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