| Litigants: | Bolles v. Outing Co. |
| Submitdate: | October 16 |
| Submityear: | 1899 |
| Decidedate: | December 4 |
| Decideyear: | 1899 |
| Fullname: | Bolles v. Outing Co. |
| Usvol: | 175 |
| Uspage: | 262 |
| Parallelcitations: | 20 S. Ct. 94; 44 L. Ed. 156 |
| Holding: | Under the Revised Statutes, someone seeking damages for copyright infringement is only eligible for damages from illicit copies found in the accused's possession. Copies already distributed are out of scope. |
Bolles v. Outing Co., 175 U.S. 262 (1899), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held under the Revised Statutes of the United States, someone seeking damages for copyright infringement is only eligible for damages from illicit copies found in the accused's possession. Copies already distributed are out of scope.[1]