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
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