1879 United States Supreme Court case
| Perris v. Hexamer | |
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| Argued December 17–18, 1878 Decided February 3, 1879 | |
| Full case name | Perris v. Hexamer |
| Citations | 99 U.S. 674 (more) 25 L. Ed. 308 |
| Holding | |
| A map-maker has no more an exclusive right to use the form of the characters they employ to express their ideas on a map than they have to use the typeface they use for text. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Waite |
Perris v. Hexamer, 99 U.S. 674 (1879), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a map-maker has no more an exclusive right to use the form of the characters they employ to express their ideas on a map than they have to use the typeface they use for text. Suitably, one could not use copyright to restrict the use of map symbols.[1][2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Perris v. Hexamer, 99 U.S. 674 (1879)
- ^ "Case Citation Finder : 1863-1889 Terms (1 Wall.-136 U. S.)". Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Reports: Perris v. Hexamer, 99 U.S. 674 (1879)". Library of Congress.
- ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/datesofdecisions.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links[edit]
- Text of Perris v. Hexamer, 99 U.S. 674 (1931) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress