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Wheaton v. Peters


 

Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591 (1834) was the United States Supreme Court ruling on copyright, its first on the subject, in which it upheld the power of Congress to make a grant of copyright protection subject to conditions and rejected the doctrine of a common law copyright.

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33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591 - 1834 - United States Supreme Court - Copyright - Common law copyright

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