Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker

Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker, 210 U.S. 356 (1908), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, because Congress has provided a remedy for those whose copyrights in maps are infringed, a civil action at common law for money damages cannot be maintained against the infringers.^[1]

Full case nameGlobe Newspaper Co. v. Walker

Citations210 U.S. 356 (more)

28 S. Ct. 726; 52 L. Ed. 1096

MajorityDay, joined by unanimous

Quick facts Argued April 23, 1908 Decided June 1, 1908, Full case name ...

Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 23, 1908 Decided June 1, 1908
Full case name	Globe Newspaper Co. v. Walker
Citations	210 U.S. 356 (more) 28 S. Ct. 726; 52 L. Ed. 1096
Holding
Because Congress has provided a remedy for those whose copyrights in maps are infringed, a civil action at common law for money damages cannot be maintained against the infringers.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices John M. Harlan · David J. Brewer Edward D. White · Rufus W. Peckham Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day · William H. Moody
Case opinion
Majority	Day, joined by unanimous

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