Mazer v. Stein, 347 U.S Court Filing, retrieved on September 27, 2023, is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This part is 1 of 3. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here Introduction Respondents are engaged in the manufacture and sale of electric lamps. One of the respondents created original works of sculpture, from the models of which china statuettes were made. The statuettes were used as bases for fully equipped electric lamps, which respondents sold. Respondents submitted the statuettes, without ariy lamp components added, for registration under the copyright law as "works of art" or reproductions thereof. Held: The statuettes were copyrightable.. Pp. 202-219. (a) The successive Copyright Acts, the legisfative history of the 1909 Act, and the practice of the Copyright Office show that "works of art" and "reproductions of works of art" were intended by Congress to include the authority to copyright such statuettes. Pp. 208-214. (b) That the statuettes, fitted as lamps or unfitted, may be patentable does not bar their copyright as works of art. Pp. 215-217. (c) The intended or actual use in industry of an article eligible for- copyright does not bar or invalidate its registration. P. 218. (d) The subsequent registration of a work of art published as an element in a manufactured article is not a misuse of the copyright. Pp. 218-219. 204 F. 2d 472, affirmed Respondenfts sued petitioners for eopyright infringement, and the District Court dismissed the complaint. 111 F. Supp. 359. The Court of Appeals reversed. 204 F. 2d 472. This Court granted certiorari. 346 U. S. 811. , p. 219. Affirmed argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners. Max R. Kraus and Robert L. Kahn Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case No. 228 retrieved on September 27, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. tile.loc.gov

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