Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Beardsley v. Continental Casualty Co.

Beardsley v. Cont’l Cas. Co., 358 U.S. 816 (1958)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1958-10-13
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • suggesting that when explanation and use merge in single, copyrighted document, unauthorized copying of that document constitutes infringement
  • prime contractor bound by contract despite insolvency of its supplier
  • explanatory language and forms inseparable and copyrightable

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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.