Folsom v. Marsh
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Folsom v. Marsh, 9. F.Cas. 342 (C.C.D. Mass. 1841),[1] is a 19th-century US copyright case, widely regarded as the first "fair use" case in the United States. The opinion was written by Judge Joseph Story, who set forth four factors that are in use today, and were ultimately codified in the Copyright Act of 1976 as 17 U.S.C. § 107.
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Folsom v. Marsh | |
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Court | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
Full case name | Folsom v. Marsh |
Decided | October 1841 |
Citation(s) | 9. F.Cas. 342 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Joseph Story |
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judgment was entered for plaintiff | |
Keywords | |
copyright infringement, fair use |
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