Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker explained

Litigants:Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker
Arguedate:April 23
Argueyear:1908
Decidedate:June 1
Decideyear:1908
Fullname:Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker
Usvol:210
Uspage:356
Parallelcitations:28 S. Ct. 726; 52 L. Ed. 1096
Holding:Congress having provided a remedy for those whose copyrights in maps are infringed, a civil action at common law for money damages cannot be maintained against the infringers.
Majority:Day
Joinmajority:unanimous

Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker, 210 U.S. 356 (1908), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held Congress having provided a remedy for those whose copyrights in maps are infringed, a civil action at common law for money damages cannot be maintained against the infringers.[1]

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