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How a 140-Year-Old Picture of Oscar Wilde Influenced Copyright Lawby@legalpdf

How a 140-Year-Old Picture of Oscar Wilde Influenced Copyright Law

by Legal PDFOctober 6th, 2023
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Explore the statement of facts in Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony (1884) and the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling. This case had significant implications for copyright law and the rights of individuals in the context of a community's insurrection. The court's decision is discussed in detail, shedding light on the legal complexities of the case.

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Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company v. Sarony Court Filing, retrieved on March 17, 1884, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part in this filing here. This part is 1 of 2.

Statement of Facts

courts of the nation whose authority and existence have been alike assailed." Slotbridge v. il/acon, Chase's Decisions, 136.


The executor cannot escape the consequences of the insurrection in the community of which he was a member, whatever may have been his individual feelings and wishes as to its action. Besides, also, if questions of hardship are to be considered, the plaintiff might put in her claim there.


The judgment of the Supreme Court must be reversed, and the cause remanded, with directions to affirm the decree of the Chancery Court of lonroe County, so far as concerns the claim of the plainff Eizca Stevens, who alone has brought the ease here; and it is so ordered.



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This court case 111 U.S. 53 retrieved on September 27, 2023, from tile.loc.gov 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.