Little v. Hall
1856 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Little v. Hall, 59 U.S. (18 How.) 165 (1856), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a contract with state officials to be the official publisher of court opinion documents does not transfer any copyright to that publisher, and they may not seek an injunction against someone else printing those documents.[1]
Quick Facts Little v. Hall, Argued January 8–9, 1856 Decided January 24, 1856 ...
Little v. Hall | |
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Argued January 8–9, 1856 Decided January 24, 1856 | |
Full case name | Little et al. v. Hall et al. |
Citations | 59 U.S. 165 (more) |
Holding | |
A contract with state officials to be the official publisher of court opinion documents does not transfer any copyright to that publisher, and they may not seek an injunction against someone else printing those documents. | |
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