Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc. explained

Litigants:Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.
Arguedate:January 18
Argueyear:1923
Decidedate:February 19
Decideyear:1923
Fullname:Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.
Usvol:261
Uspage:174
Parallelcitations:43 S. Ct. 312; 67 L. Ed. 596
Holding:A person or corporation cannot file suits under the Copyright Act in areas in which they do not have an office and do no business.
Majority:Brandeis
Joinmajority:a unanimous court

Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc., 261 U.S. 174 (1923), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a person or corporation cannot file suits under the Copyright Act in areas in which they do not have an office and do no business.[1]

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