Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Caldwell
493 U.S. 1095
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1990-02-20
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- rejecting defendant’s argument that First Amendment concerns precluded granting an injunction, though finding other equitable considerations dictated denial of injunctive relief
- laches barred injunctive relief where plaintiff failed to take any steps to enjoin infringing publication for two years; delay was “unconscionable”
- "we cannot say the trial court's reduction of the jury's award was unreasonable"
- the “fair use doctrine encompasses all claims of first amendment in the copyright field”
- discussing tension between First Amendment and injunctions in copyright cases
Citator
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