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Brady v. Daly

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Brady v. Daly
Argued October 18, 1899
Decided November 20, 1899
Full case nameBrady v. Daly
Citations175 U.S. 148 (more)
20 S. Ct. 62; 44 L. Ed. 109
Holding
The common law circuit court did have jurisdiction over the copyright infringement case because the statutory damages were not a penalty or forfeiture.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Associate Justices
John M. Harlan · Horace Gray
David J. Brewer · Henry B. Brown
George Shiras Jr. · Edward D. White
Rufus W. Peckham · Joseph McKenna

Brady v. Daly, 175 U.S. 148 (1899), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the common law circuit court did have jurisdiction over the copyright infringement case because the statutory damages were not a penalty or forfeiture.[1]

This case is related to Webster v. Daly.[2] They arose from the same set of copyright infringement disputes regarding Under the Gaslight by Augustin Daly.

The United States abolished the circuit court system involved in Webster v. Daly in 1912. The modern analog would be the district courts.

References

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  1. ^ Brady v. Daly, 175 U.S. 148 (1899)
  2. ^ Webster v. Daly, 163 U.S. 155 (1896).
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