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

UpLaw has not yet analyzed CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Caldwell. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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