Hills and Co. v. Hoover

Hills and Co. v. Hoover
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 15–16, 1911 Decided April 3, 1911
Full case name	Hills and Company, Limited v. Hoover
Citations	220 U.S. 329 (more) 31 S. Ct. 402; 55 L. Ed. 485
Holding
The owner of a copyright is restricted to a single action against another to find, seize, and seek penalties for allegedly infringing copies of a work.
Court membership
Chief Justice Edward D. White Associate Justices John M. Harlan · Joseph McKenna Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · William R. Day Horace H. Lurton · Charles E. Hughes Willis Van Devanter · Joseph R. Lamar
Case opinion
Majority	Day, joined by unanimous

Hills and Co. v. Hoover, 220 U.S. 329 (1911), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the owner of a copyright is restricted to a single action against another to find, seize, and seek penalties for allegedly infringing copies of a work.^[1]

References

1. Hills and Co. v. Hoover, 220 U.S. 329 (1911).

External links

• Text of Hills and Co. v. Hoover, 220 U.S. 329 (1911) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress