| Litigants: | Thornton v. Schreiber |
| Arguedatea: | January 19 |
| Arguedateb: | 20 |
| Argueyear: | 1888 |
| Decidedate: | February 13 |
| Decideyear: | 1888 |
| Fullname: | Thornton v. Schreiber |
| Usvol: | 124 |
| Uspage: | 612 |
| Parallelcitations: | 8 S. Ct. 618; 31 L. Ed. 577 |
| Holding: | A copyright holder may not personally sue an employee of a business for copyright infringement if the employee was holding the infringing material on the order of their employer. |
| Majority: | Miller |
| Joinmajority: | unanimous |
Thornton v. Schreiber, 124 U.S. 612 (1888), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a copyright holder may not personally sue an employee of a business for copyright infringement if the employee was holding the infringing material on the order of their employer.