Perris v. Hexamer
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 17–18, 1878
Decided February 3, 1879
Full case namePerris v. Hexamer
Citations99 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.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Morrison Waite
Associate Justices
Nathan Clifford · Noah H. Swayne
Samuel F. Miller · Stephen J. Field
William Strong · Joseph P. Bradley
Ward Hunt · John M. Harlan
Case opinion
MajorityWaite

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

  1. ↑ Perris v. Hexamer, 99 U.S. 674 (1879)
  2. ↑ "Case Citation Finder : 1863-1889 Terms (1 Wall.-136 U. S.)". Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Reports: Perris v. Hexamer, 99 U.S. 674 (1879)". Library of Congress.
  4. ↑ https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/datesofdecisions.pdf


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