International News Service v. Associated Press

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International News Service v. Associated Press
by Mahlon Pitney
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International News Service v. Associated Press, 248 U.S. 215 (1918), is a United States Supreme Court decision that upheld the common law rule that there is no copyright in facts and developed the common law doctrine of misappropriation through the tort of unfair competition. In the case, the court struggled to distinguish between interference with business practices versus interference with intellectual property rights.

860624International News Service v. Associated Press — SyllabusMahlon Pitney

United States Supreme Court

248 U.S. 215

International News Service  v.  Associated Press

 Argued: May 2 and 3, 1918. --- Decided: Dec 23, 1918

[Syllabus from pages 215-216 intentionally omitted]

Messrs. Samuel Untermyer, of New York City, Hiram W. Johnson, of San Francisco, Cal., and Henry A. Wise and William A De Ford, both of New York City, for petitioner.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 217-221 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Frederic W. Lehmann, of St. Louis, Mo., for respondent.

Mr. Justice PITNEY delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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