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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEtl PHILADELPHIA', TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1920
PUBLIC LEDGER CO.
I SUES N. Y. TIMES
Damages Aro Askod for Viola
tion of Copyright of
Grey's Letter
CI
publication in the Puuuc Ledoeh. In
cluding, such material as It receive by
virtue o( its contract aforesaid from
the London Times, the Public Ledger
Co. ha duly copyrighted each dally
Isnje of the I'vnLtr IjV.iior.n. In ac
cordance with the Acts of OonRress in
such cap made and provided, and has
also specially copyrighted the particu
lar articles which It hns received by
I.
INJUNCTION IS SOUGHT
cnble from th London Times, as afore-
said, lhat when said news, special ar
tides, and other matter were so pub
! Ilshed by complainant. Including the
I uews, special at tides and other matter
. hereinafter more specifically referred
to. there was applied a notice of copy
' right upon the first page of the text of
each separate number of said Public
1 liKDOEn. and unon the first pace in
I such newspaper containing each such
the Public Ledger Co. had received by
cnble under its contract with the Times
Publishing Co., Ltd., and pursuant
to Its said contract had the exclusive
right to publish In America and Can
ada. Complainant Is not certainly In
formed from what source the defendants
procured the said news, special articles
and other matter which they have pub
lished from time to time in violation of
the complainant's copj right, but be
lieves and avers the same was cither
taken from an early edition of the Lon
don Times and cabled to America, in
violation of plaintiffs rights, or was
taken from an earlv edltiou of the Pun
lio IjEDOEh. or from an early edition
of the New York Sun, to which news
paper the plaintiff has granted the ex
clusive right to republish in the city
ot ,ew lork tho material wnicii tt re
Ier caniainiDK emu JUI'll . ... :-- ., ,.,
...H!,. f f, Wllnr nf Ihi. tpxt ' Skives rom lime in limp, ns iiiurtwiiu,
New Yorh. March 2. The Public I t.ercof. In words and figures as fol- ' from iho London Times
Ledger Co.. through Iu counsel, j lows, to wit: I Notice? Gil en to Defendant
Thomes Uaburn White and WIN I "'Copyright, 3P10. by the Public "eleventh. Complaluant hns re-
dgcr Co. . peareaiy. prior to i eorunry i. uu,
ot thp I and that said notice, with the cor- i f written notice to the ; " "J.
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b.. riirr iinm ii piinn rn ma . nan i a niniiicii ---- - - .-.. ....... . .. . -
United States for the southern district ), n ..... f ti i,t nf rnrh 'infringements above mentioned, Iu con-
of New York againt the New York and every copy of said newspaper, and sequence of sucli publications i many let
Times Cn A.inint, s nt, nuMt.tior ' to the first pace thereof containn
'and C. V
.Ham 0. Cannon, has filed a suit Iu ' I-Rer Co
equity in the District Court
: York and every copy of sold newspaper, and sequence of such publications many let-
illslicr ' to the first page thereof containing each Jers have passed between the parties
.it -I uch article, at the beginning of the i through counsel. It was contended by
innglng ,., . , .-ti.i. ia ,i,mi)id,1. nr the Now lork Times Co. thnt it should
( ... ... . . . . . ,VJt ,, n,i n uun.it. n.iui ,.... .......-.-- . , , . . ,.. ,, ..
eaitor, complaining ot the action of the public! r distributed by or under tne nave me ngiu 10 copy ruiinnni opinion
,rsew York Times in publishing without atilliority ot tne complainant. vnu your
right certain
Adolph S. Ochs, puli
van Anda. its ma
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articles copyrighted by I .,,,',,. nt,.r ,u flrpf i1ii-1in there-
the Public Ledger Co., notably on f. ns uforesnld. comnlalnant deposited.
February 1 last, the letter of Vieountior caused to be deposited, in the mall,
Oreyonthe attitude of th- Pnited I "tel0 t&J&l lat,T &?"&l
HI
expressed in the London Times In nc
cordance with current newspaper prac
tice. Giving due regard to its said rep
resentations and relying upon Its as
suruuee that no other articles would be
copied except editorial opinion, clnim
I nif ji . nhnilt Vntinmluil. 10 I I1 1 il .
ntes toward the League of Nations. I " "1' '"1""' ,. . ,,,. nt-f itnn nf .ji . .1- .i.if n, v.
The attorneys in New York for the . ' ' ",'; ' y "'";. "' '"c "'V.in .,,rf v"i. W. '. " .1. :.;.
Sf comnla follow!'0 f ",e bU1 1 tcr. together with a writ en claim , 0 ; Presd In the Tendon Times.
"To the honorable the Judges of the roP;Tr 5"LAn.enJ ""-.''"'., nn. w? h L. Ti " ' r"iP""; '"""."K. .Y'"-"
inpK iiipri'inr. uii ill iiv ..- ' .-,rui-ttMiii iiiiii iiriuuuiiiuiii. u. uir vuui-
aid court :
"Your orator complaining, respect
fully shows unto jour honors as fol
lows :
,- A , t . t-
rirst. v nmpinuianr is n corporn- iii
tion organized under the laws of the,v'
Mate or rennsTirnnia. nod is a citizen ' whleIl ap(r u circulated throughout ot 1( ,-, St(ltPS ,, tll(l rnitP(j
uiirrimrui 01 snm ciaic. u i,v .,f Vow York. itate 01 ew . a,...., .,.,. (nn.. .1.. t ..,,. -f Vn.
Second Defendant. New York y..i, i,n t'nit,i States nf America and I i.. ,. i,ii, kt.i i-,(, i, ,il.l f5pr
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hnd written exclusively to the paid l.on
dou Times and which was published
the Act of Congress f Mre'' lw9. piainant. and in further nnd more flag-
as amended August .'4. 1W1-, ' rant violation of its rights, the said dc-
"Hlghth. The defendant, the New fPInnti xew York Times Co.. pub
Yrrk Times Co , owns and publishes a ,nc(I , tllp vew York Times on Sun-
ly newspaper in the city or ew l(mj .bruary 1. 11VJ0. a letter of Vis--rk,
known as the New iork Times. cout jry n t, Htlbject of the attitude
Times Co . N 11 corporation organized in to'rtjgn o0llntries.
Itmler the l.iwu nt thn btntn nf im
York, and is n citiynn of the fite of New York Time-, Hcsells News
New York, aud h resident and inhabit- ' "N'inth. The kald defendant, the
nt of the southern district thereof I N'ew York Times Co . maintains an or
Iondon Times. The same was cabled
to the complainant In accordance with
Its usual practice, was duly copyrighted
by complainant nnd published In the
Pum.tr Lebofii on the same date ns It
was published In the New York Times,
to wit, In the issue, of February 1, 10110.
"Permission" la Denied as False
"In the news article published In said
New York Times Introducing Bald let
ter It was stated that said letter was
cabled to the New York Times by per
mission of the editor of tho London
Times. Complainant Is advised by the
editor of the London Times that no such
permission was cither asked or received,
and, therefore, It avers upon Informa
tion nnd belief thnt the salj statement
of the Nov York Times Is false, and on
the contrary avers that said publication
by defendant. New York Times Co.,
was without the consent and ngatnst the
will of mid Times Publishing Co.. Ltd..
and wn without the consent and against
the will of tho complainant. Com
plainant files herewltn, and makes a
part hereof, a full copy of the said in
fringing publication, together with a
copy of the Punuo Ledoeii of the same
date, contntnlng the said publication,
which was duly copyrighted as nforc
said. "Thirteenth, Complainant avers that
it has been greatly damaged by the per
sistent violation of its rights by the
defendants, ns above described, and par
ticularly by the unlawful publication of
said letter of Viscount Grey, and is
without adequate remedy nt law.
'Toiirteenth. Complainant Is. there
fore, in need of cqultabtu- relief, and
prays
'Tirt. That a writ of subpena
issue out of this honorable court di
rected to tho 'Jefendants, commanding
them and each of them, to answer the
several matter and things hereinbefore
act iorth us fully and particularly as if
the same were herein again repeated and
they were particularly Interrogated in
respect thereto, but not under oath,
answer under onth being herchy waived.
'oeoml. That n writ or Injunction
ma be issued out of and under the seal
of this court directed to the several de
fendants, their agents, ncrvants, em-
Hach ot defendants. Adolph S. Ochs and
C V. Van Anda. Is a citizen of the
Mate of Ne.v York and n resident and
Inhabitant of the southern district
thereof.
"Third. The value of thi matter or
thing actually in controversy in this
case ts in excess of s:;nno.
ganization for gathering news from
sources all over the world, and in some
cases it gathers such news and intelli
gence for resale to other newspapers,
and at times resells the same to ot -r
newspapers in various cities of tne
United States and Canada.
The .lefenrlnnt. Adololl S. UcllS. IS
therein on th- preceding day Said let
ter was of great public interest nnd Im
portance owing to the prominence of the
writer, who bad Just returned to Kng
land from n special mission to the
United States, and said letter attracted
great attention' all over the world, and
especially in the United States, nnd was
of very great value as a news article.
"The complainant was exclusively en
titled to publish said letter in America
"W.i.tl. C.n.l.L.,.1 ! !... .- " "imun ,...H'- - . UUCU in piIUMNIl sum irucr 111 lllliriliu -
A .iJ? l'S ,""' president of the New York Times Co.nm, c ,, Jer its coatrlivl vitH the i Neff CoUett
nd publisher of a daily newspaper 1 , actlvci y engaged n the publication , neg vQ"Cg
nown as the Public Lcdof.u which , of th( NVwJYorU Times.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Vto Clos
A nhort count In public stwahtnr, self
confidence, buelnes EnalUd and eIf-davelois
mmt. Iioth stxtr.
Opening Lcctur Wednesday tt.. Man.h
8M t 8. fr to Public.
Call, write er phone Spruce 8118 for In-
eiruruve L.urraiure.
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know
j pi loiiMipu evtr nioruing in ui e cuy 1 ,.Ti,n ,.f,Hnnt. C. V. Van Anda. is
er Philadelphia. Pa . and which s cir- , .,, --: ,tlllor of the said Nm
ciliated throughout the city of Plilladel-1 Y , Times, and is actively engaged in J
phia. the state of Pennsylvania, the X.! . I. .:': ., ct.t nner fnr nub- 1
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United States and in foreign countries.
and which newspaper is printed ex
clusively from type set and labc done
within the limits of the United States
"Fifth. The complainant, at great
expense, maintains au organization fot
gatnertns news from sources all over
the preparation of said paper for pub
lication daily.
"The same defendants held these po
sitions and were engaged in thee ac
tivities at the time of the various trans- ,
actions hereinafter mcntioucil.
"Tenth At various times, commenc-
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the world nn.1 m.reh.sM frnm ntW ng W ine year liun nu CTUlluu.u. ui
news.gatherln;: agencies Information. 7 " UVhe HeVndnnt, h- ve
news and IntPiMrenr for publication In ?f .'b.r X!Z&tyP???x?.Mi:
the said newspaper, and in some cases n violation of tie r ghts of the 1 ublic
for the purpose of resale to other news- $,$ XC?T fJtot
paper8, complainant, published in the New York
Agreement Willi London Times .Times, news, speclnl articles and other
"Sixth. Among other means of gath matter which had been duly copyrighted
ring news, the complainant contracted by the Public Ledger Co.. some of which
Rlth the Times Publishing Co , Ltd..
corporation of Great lSritain, which
publishes a certain newspaper iu the
rity of London, known as the Londou
Times, by which contract news, spe
cial articles and other rmtfr of Inter
est and importance gathered by the
Ixmdou Times agencies shnll he cabled
to the complainant for its ezc'iisivc ue
in the United States. In purtinni" of
this contract, complainant has from
time to time received from the London
Times cable messages which it has pub
lisbed from time to time iu the PrBLlc1
IjEDOcn. A copy of the said contract
Is hereto annexed aud made part here
of, marked exhibit 'A.'
"Complainant has the privilege
tinder its said contract of selling such
messages to other newspapers in the
Uiiited States nnd Canada. Complain
ant has mailed itself of this prUilege
and has contracted for a valuable con
sideration to furnish such dispatches to
rarious newspapers iu different cities of
the United States and in Canada In
selling such dispatches, complainant '
tiecessjiril . und in accordance with, )
aaa.i nnniia nMlA n 1 ! ...... 4 ... t ,
nr?uj"i j i ikiht auu intr iuiiuui 01
the profession, sells paid dispatches to
nuiY uuf mw jiul)lt in tuua cuy. civiug
pubUSQ
IVSANN &DILKS
U02 CHESTNUT STREET
the
It the exclusive .right to
same therein.
"The value of the news service so
furnished to the complainant by the
Times Publishing Co. and to said other
newspapers by the ctitnplnlnant de
pends upon its and their having the ex
rluslvc right to publish such messages. I
in the case of the complainant, in the .
rity of Philadelphia, and in the case of I
the other newspapers, in the respective
cities in which said newspapers are
published , so that the said messages i
can bo published in said cities before '
other and rnal newspapers can secure
the same news or articles from other
sources.
"Seventh In order to protect itself
against the unlawful republishing of
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ployca nnd Biiccessors, to restrain them
Perpetually ns follows:
(a) From publlshlnc selllni or clr.
culatlnit, In violation of complainant's
copyright, 'the wild letter of Viscount
0r or any part thereof;
(b) From publishing, sclllnt or cir
culating, In violation of complainant's
-ipyrlRht, any news, special articles or
other matter appearing nt any time in
the Poulio IjKDacn.
"Third. That the court may decree
that defendauts and each of them shall
deliver up on oath for destruction all In
frlnglnc copies of the said New York
limes containing the said letter ot Vis
count Grey nnd all plates, molds,
matrices or other means for making
euch Infringing copies.
"Fourth. That the court may decree
that defendants and each of them shall
Pay to comnlalnant such damages ns
complainant has Buffered due to such In
fringement. "Fifth. That the court may decree
that defendants and each of them ahall
pay to the complainants all profits which
the defendants or any of them may have
made from such Infringement.
'Sixth.. That the court may decree
that defendants and each of them shall
Pay to complainant such damages ai to
the court shall appear to be just and
n nre permitted to be awarded to the
eomplalnnnt In such case by the nctr
of Congress of March 4, 1000. c. 320.
ns amended by the net of Congrm of
August 24. 1012, c. 3.r0, and by other
nets of Congress In such case, made and
provided.
"Seventh. That complainant may
have such other and further relief In
tho premises as tne nature of the case
may require."
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