Harper Vs Stroroop Case Study
Charlie McDonald
Dr. Stroop
Copyright Law
23 January 2017
HARPER & ROW v. NATION ENTERPRISES, (1985) Title and Citation:
United States Supreme Court
HARPER & ROW v. NATION ENTERPRISES, (1985)
No. 83-1632
Argued: November 6, 1984 Decided: May 20, 1985 Facts of the Case:
Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. (Harper) (Plaintiff) obtained the rights to publish President Ford’s memoirs, A Time to Heal, in a Time Magazine article. However, the Nation Magazine produced an unpublished article in their magazine, with approximately 300 words from his, President Ford’s, original manuscript. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. sued the Nation Magazine for violations of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. The jury and the district court said that Nations
Dr. Stroop
Copyright Law
23 January 2017
HARPER & ROW v. NATION ENTERPRISES, (1985) Title and Citation:
United States Supreme Court
HARPER & ROW v. NATION ENTERPRISES, (1985)
No. 83-1632
Argued: November 6, 1984 Decided: May 20, 1985 Facts of the Case:
Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. (Harper) (Plaintiff) obtained the rights to publish President Ford’s memoirs, A Time to Heal, in a Time Magazine article. However, the Nation Magazine produced an unpublished article in their magazine, with approximately 300 words from his, President Ford’s, original manuscript. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. sued the Nation Magazine for violations of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. The jury and the district court said that Nations