L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co., 249 U.S. 100 (1919), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that penalties awarded "in lieu of actual damages and profits" cannot be less than $250 for each case of copyright infringement.[1]
westermann, dispatch, printing, 1919, united, states, supreme, court, case, which, court, held, that, penalties, awarded, lieu, actual, damages, profits, cannot, less, than, each, case, copyright, infringement, supreme, court, united, statessubmitted, november. L A Westermann Co v Dispatch Printing Co 249 U S 100 1919 was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that penalties awarded in lieu of actual damages and profits cannot be less than 250 for each case of copyright infringement 1 L A Westermann Co v Dispatch Printing Co Supreme Court of the United StatesSubmitted November 15 1918Decided March 3 1919Full case nameL A Westermann Co v Dispatch Printing Co Citations249 U S 100 more 39 S Ct 194 63 L Ed 499HoldingPenalties awarded in lieu of actual damages and profits cannot be less than 250 for each case of copyright infringement Court membershipChief Justice Edward D White Associate Justices Joseph McKenna Oliver W Holmes Jr William R Day Willis Van DevanterMahlon Pitney James C McReynoldsLouis Brandeis John H ClarkeCase opinionMajorityVan Devanter joined by unanimousDay took no part in the consideration or decision of the case References edit L A Westermann Co v Dispatch Printing Co 249 U S 100 1919 External links editText of L A Westermann Co v Dispatch Printing Co 249 U S 100 1919 is available from Cornell Findlaw Justia Library of Congress nbsp This article related to the Supreme Court of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L A Westermann Co v Dispatch Printing Co amp oldid 1175144800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,