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Herbert v. Shanley Co., 242 U.S. 591 (1917)
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Herbert v. Shanley Co., 242 U.S. 591 (1917)
Herbert v. Shanley Company No. 427, 433 Argued January 10, 1917 Decided January 22, 1917 242 U.S. 591
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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The performance of a copyrighted musical composition in a restaurant or hotel without charge for admission to hear it but as an incident of other entertainment for which the public pays infringes the exclusive right of the owner of the copyright to perform the work publicly for profit under the Act of March 4, 1909, c. 320, § 1(e), 35 Stat. 1075.
221 F. 229, 229 F. 340, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Herbert v. Shanley Co., 242 U.S. 591 (1917) in 242 U.S. 591 242 U.S. 593. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5GJS28XH8B85BQ6.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Herbert v. Shanley Co., 242 U.S. 591 (1917), in 242 U.S. 591, page 242 U.S. 593. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5GJS28XH8B85BQ6.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Herbert v. Shanley Co., 242 U.S. 591 (1917). cited in 1917, 242 U.S. 591, pp.242 U.S. 593. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5GJS28XH8B85BQ6.
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