Martinoff v. Chapin

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Martinoff v. Chapin, 100 F.2d 1017 (6th Cir. 1938)
1938 U.S. App. LEXIS 2777

Martinoff v. Chapin

Opinion of the Court

PER curiam:.

In a suit for infringement of a registered copyright on charts showing two positions of automobile chassis as a guide for lubrication thereof, it appearing that the source of the arrangement of information thereon was either charts prepared by the plaintiff for the defendants while in their employ or a source common to both, and that adaptation does not rise to the dignity of authorship, the decree below dismissing the proceeding is hereby affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Alexander D. MARTINOFF v. Lawrence W. CHAPIN and Ralph S. Dennis, d. b. a. Lubrichart Company
Status
Published