Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.

Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.
Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.
	Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 18, 1923; Decided February 19, 1923
Full case name	Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.
Citations	261 U.S. 174 (more) 43 S. Ct. 312; 67 L. Ed. 596
Holding
	A person or corporation cannot file suits under the Copyright Act in areas in which they do not have an office and do no business.
Court membership
	Chief Justice William H. Taft Associate Justices Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.; Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds; Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland; Pierce Butler · Edward T. Sanford
Case opinion
Majority	Brandeis, joined by a unanimous court

Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc., 261 U.S. 174 (1923), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a person or corporation cannot file suits under the Copyright Act in areas in which they do not have an office and do no business.^[1]

References

^ Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc., 261 U.S. 174 (1923).

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[1] Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc., 261 U.S. 174 (1923).

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Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 18, 1923 Decided February 19, 1923
Full case name	Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.
Citations	261 U.S. 174 (more) 43 S. Ct. 312; 67 L. Ed. 596
Holding
A person or corporation cannot file suits under the Copyright Act in areas in which they do not have an office and do no business.
Court membership
Chief Justice William H. Taft Associate Justices Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland Pierce Butler · Edward T. Sanford
Case opinion
Majority	Brandeis, joined by a unanimous court