American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister explained

Litigants:American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister
Arguedate:April 10
Argueyear:1911
Decidedate:May 29
Decideyear:1911
Fullname:American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister
Usvol:221
Uspage:603
Parallelcitations:31 S. Ct. 676; 55 L. Ed. 873
Holding:A corporation defendant in a suit to enforce copyright infringement penalties is not entitled to a Fourth or Fifth Amendment objection to the admission of its bookkeeping entries into evidence when they are produced under a subpoena.

American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister, 221 U.S. 603 (1911), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a corporation defendant in a suit to enforce copyright infringement penalties is not entitled to a Fourth or Fifth Amendment objection to the admission of its bookkeeping entries into evidence when they are produced under a subpoena duces tecum.