Thornton v. Schreiber

Thornton v. Schreiber, 124 U.S. 612 (1888), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a copyright holder may not personally sue an employee of a business for copyright infringement if the employee was holding the infringing material on the order of their employer.^[1]

Full case nameThornton v. Schreiber

Citations124 U.S. 612 (more)

8 S. Ct. 618; 31 L. Ed. 577

MajorityMiller, joined by unanimous

Quick facts Argued January 19–20, 1888 Decided February 13, 1888, Full case name ...

Thornton v. Schreiber
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 19–20, 1888 Decided February 13, 1888
Full case name	Thornton v. Schreiber
Citations	124 U.S. 612 (more) 8 S. Ct. 618; 31 L. Ed. 577
Holding
A copyright holder may not personally sue an employee of a business for copyright infringement if the employee was holding the infringing material on the order of their employer.
Court membership
Chief Justice Morrison Waite Associate Justices Samuel F. Miller Â· Stephen J. Field Joseph P. Bradley Â· John M. Harlan Stanley Matthews Â· Horace Gray Samuel Blatchford Â· Lucius Q. C. Lamar II
Case opinion
Majority	Miller, joined by unanimous

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