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Backus v. Gould

48 U.S. 798 (1849)
JurisdictionUnited States
Year1849
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Doctrinal subject: the number of copies found in the accused's possession, not the number of infringing copies that they ever printed

Area of Law

Constitutional / Public Law

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