Bolles v. Outing Co.

Bolles v. Outing Co., 175 U.S. 262 (1899), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held under the Revised Statutes of the United States, someone seeking damages for copyright infringement is only eligible for damages from illicit copies found in the accused's possession. Copies already distributed are out of scope.[1]

Bolles v. Outing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Submitted October 16, 1899 Decided December 4, 1899
Full case name	Bolles v. Outing Co.
Citations	175 U.S. 262 (more) 20 S. Ct. 94; 44 L. Ed. 156
Holding
Under the Revised Statutes, someone seeking damages for copyright infringement is only eligible for damages from illicit copies found in the accused's possession. Copies already distributed are out of scope.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices John M. Harlan · Horace Gray David J. Brewer · Henry B. Brown George Shiras Jr. · Edward D. White Rufus W. Peckham · Joseph McKenna