United Dictionary Co. v. G. & C. Merriam Co.

United Dictionary Co. v. G. & C. Merriam Co., 208 U.S. 260 (1907), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the copyright statute does not require notice of the American copyright on books published abroad and sold only for use there.

United Dictionary Co. v. G. & C. Merriam Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 23, 1908 Decided February 3, 1908
Full case name	United Dictionary Co. v. G. & C. Merriam Co.
Citations	208 U.S. 260 (more) 28 S. Ct. 290; 52 L. Ed. 478
Holding
The copyright statute does not require notice of the American copyright on books published abroad and sold only for use there.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices John M. Harlan · David J. Brewer Edward D. White · Rufus W. Peckham Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day · William H. Moody
Case opinion
Majority	Holmes, joined by unanimous

External links

• Text of United Dictionary Co. v. G. & C. Merriam Co., 208 U.S. 260 (1907) is available from: CourtListener Justia Library of Congress