Schreiber v. Sharpless

Schreiber v. Sharpless, 110 U.S. 76 (1884), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held charges of copyright infringement do not survive the death of the accused and may not be transferred to the executors of their will.[1]

Schreiber v. Sharpless
Submitted December 17, 1883
Decided January 7, 1884
Full case nameSchreiber & Others v. Sharpless
Citations110 U.S. 76 (more)
3 S. Ct. 423; 28 L. Ed. 65
Holding
Charges of copyright infringement do not survive the death of the accused and may not be transferred to the executors of their will.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Morrison Waite
Associate Justices
Samuel F. Miller · Stephen J. Field
Joseph P. Bradley · John M. Harlan
William B. Woods · Stanley Matthews
Horace Gray · Samuel Blatchford
Case opinion
MajorityWaite

References

  1. Schreiber v. Sharpless, 110 U.S. 76 (1884).
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