Hills & Co. v. Hoover

Hills & Co. v. Hoover
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 15–16, 1911 Decided April 3, 1911
Full case name	Hills and Company, Limited v. Hoover
Citations	220 U.S. 329 ( more ) 31 S. Ct. 402; 55 L. Ed. 485
Holding
The owner of a copyright is restricted to a single action against another to find, seize, and seek penalties for allegedly infringing copies of a work.
Court membership
Chief Justice Edward D. White Associate Justices John M. Harlan  · Joseph McKenna Oliver W. Holmes Jr.  · William R. Day Horace H. Lurton  · Charles E. Hughes Willis Van Devanter  · Joseph R. Lamar
Case opinion
Majority	Day, joined by unanimous

Hills & Co. v. Hoover, 220 U.S. 329 (1911), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the owner of a copyright is restricted to a single action against another to find, seize, and seek penalties for allegedly infringing copies of a work. ^[1]

References

1. Hills & Co. v. Hoover, 220 U.S. 329 (1911).

External links

• Text of Hills & Co. v. Hoover, 220 U.S. 329(1911) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress