Straus v. American Publishers Association

Straus v. American Publishers Ass'n
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 7, 1913 Decided December 1, 1913
Full case name	Straus & Straus v. American Publishers Association
Citations	231 U.S. 222 (more) 34 S. Ct. 84; 58 L. Ed. 192
Holding
An agreement that is manifestly anti-competitive and illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act cannot be justified by copyright.
Court membership
Chief Justice Edward D. White Associate Justices Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day · Horace H. Lurton Charles E. Hughes · Willis Van Devanter Joseph R. Lamar · Mahlon Pitney
Case opinion
Majority	Day, joined by unanimous

Straus v. American Publishers Association, 231 U.S. 222 (1913), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held an agreement that is manifestly anti-competitive and illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act cannot be justified by copyright.^[1]

References

1. Straus v. American Publishers Ass'n, 231 U.S. 222 (1913).

External links

• Text of Straus v. American Publishers Ass'n, 231 U.S. 222 (1913) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress