Word: copyright
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Court's opinion was a copyright case with a unique twist. In 1932 Pearson and Allen put out their second book, More Merry-Go-Round, which contained, among other things, the statements that Justice James Clark McReynolds was "Apparently . . . both stupid [and] lazy," and that "for a man of his sheer ugliness of disposition he has come far." Also in the book was a sketch of Treasury Secretary Ogden Mills, much of which was lifted from a defunct magazine called The Washingtonian. Pearson had edited The Washingtonian for two issues, and obtained permission from Rixey Smith, author...
Main legal issue was whether she had filed the copies "promptly," as specified by the Copyright Act of 1909. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled she had not. To crusty Justice McReynolds last week fell the job of reversing that decision and setting Messrs. Pearson and Allen on their own tack. Read he: "While no action can be maintained before copies are actually deposited, mere delay will not destroy the right to sue. . . . The cause will be remanded to the District Court [for the setting of damages]." Four of the original Nine Old Men concurred. Dissenters were Justices...
...Reproduced by permission of the copyright owner, Chappell...
Furnishing the stores with 4,000 customers in 10 days, Musée De Noël did so well that its sponsors (who charged retailers for each item shown) planned to copyright the name and open shoppers' havens in other cities before next Christmas...
Among plays, many are copyrighted, but few are chosen. Of close to 5,000 registered with the Copyright Office each year, possibly 2,000 go the Broadway rounds, 500 receive serious consideration, 300 land their authors a contract. Of 100 to 200 that are produced, more than 75% flop, less than 10% become smash hits, two or three run into their second year, one wins a Pulitzer Prize...