Dowling v. United States (1985)
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Dowling v. United States, 473 U.S. 207 (1985), was a United States Supreme Court case that discussed whether copies of copyrighted works could be regarded as stolen property for the purposes of a law which criminalized the interstate transportation of property that had been "stolen, converted or taken by fraud" and holding that they could not be so regarded under that law.[1]
Quick Facts Dowling v. United States, Argued April 17, 1985 Decided June 28, 1985 ...
Dowling v. United States | |
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Argued April 17, 1985 Decided June 28, 1985 | |
Full case name | Paul Edmond Dowling v. United States |
Citations | 473 U.S. 207 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Dowling, 739 F.2d 1445 (9th Cir. 1984); cert. granted, 469 U.S. 1157 (1985). |
Holding | |
Copies of copyrighted works cannot be regarded as "stolen property" for the purposes of a prosecution under the National Stolen Property Act of 1934. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Blackmun, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor |
Dissent | Powell, joined by Burger, White |
Laws applied | |
Copyright Act of 1976, National Stolen Property Act of 1934 |
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