United Dictionary Company v. G. & C. Merriam Company

Messrs. James H. Peirce, George P. Fisher, Jr., William Henry Dennis, and George W. Ogilvie (by special permission) for appellant.

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Messrs. William B. Hale, Charles N. Judson, Frank F. Reed, and Edward S. Rogers for appellee.

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Mr. Stephen H. Olin as amicus curiae on behalf of the American Publishers' Copyright League.

Mr. Justice Holmes delivered the opinion of the court: