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

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.

L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Submitted November 15, 1918 Decided March 3, 1919
Full case name	L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.
Citations	249 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
Majority	Van Devanter, joined by unanimous
Day took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

External links

• Text of L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co., 249 U.S. 100 (1919) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia Library of Congress