The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-03-30

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prating the said thoughts and ideas OF plaintiff
as expressed in said books and of utilizing them
for the purpose of pecuniary gain and profit,
wilfuly knowingly and fraudulently caused to
be published series Of sermons IN book form,
under the title and name Of Billy Sunday, the
Man, and His Message" meaning by the term
| Billy Sunday" the said William A. Sunday, the
defendant. The said book, Billy Sunday, the
Man, and His Message" contains much of the
same subject NATTER ideas, thoughts, and Ian
guage contained in 1.-The Truth About The
Bible" by the plaintiff, and is wrongful and
i fraudulent appropriation by defendant OF
plaintiff s thoughts expressions and ideas con-
tained in plaintiff s said books and are plagiar-
is1ns on the subject matter Of the said The
Truth About The Bible'' and an infringement
upon the copyright thereto, as will appear by
comparison Of the said books ready to be pro
duced as shall be directed by the court and from
which the same will more fully and at large
appear.
J G. That since the publication Of each and all
Of plaintiffs books and during the life OF the
copyrights, thereof the said defendant has
wrongfully preached and published many ser
MONS and had same copyrighted and each ana
all Of said sermons contain subject matter
thoughts IDEAS and language, contained IN each
and all of plaintiffs books, herein named and
preached, published and copyrighted, since de-
PENDANT s books were published and copyright
ed, constitute plagiarism, and are infringe
ments on the copyright to each and all OF plant
ifs books herein named.
T. That the defendant wrongfully and
fraudulently in violation of the rights OF plant
if and for pecuniary gain and profit wrote and
caused to be published, during the year 1917
book entitled, "The Love Stories OF the
Bible" Said book was copyrighted by the per-
mission and procurement Of the defendant, and
the defendant shared in the profits, and the
financial gains Of said publication.
That said book is based on the ideas, thoughts,
and subject matter of the plaintiffs books,
herein named and contains the same subject
matter recast and restated, and IN many IN
stances using the same phrases and language
contained in the plaintiff books, herein named,
and is an infringement upon the copyright OF
each and all of plaintiff books, herein named
g. That defendant has wrongfully and
fraudulently for gain and profit caused to be
published and copyrighted many OF his SAID
sermons, in the various daily papers, and other
publications Of the United States, since plaintiff
wrote his said books, and each and all Of the
said sermons thus published and copyrighted
contain the same subject matter, ideas, thoughts,
and language contained in plaintiffs said books,
and are infrngements upon the copyrights OF
each and all of said books to plaintiff s great
damage.
9. That defendant has wrongfully and
fraudulently for gain and profit published and
sold to the public many and diverse sermons IN
pamphlet FORM since the plaintiff wrote his said
books, and since they were copyrighted under
the laws Of the United States and each and all
Of said sermons thus published and sold by the
defendant, in pamphlet form, contain the same
ideas, thoughts, subject matter, and language
contained in plaintiff s books, and infringe
ments upon each and all Of plaintiffs books
herein named, to plaintiffs great damage
TO- The plaintiff AYERS that each of the said
books herein named, written and publication
authorized by the defendant and from which
he shared financial profit as aforesaid, were an
infringement upon the copyrights OF the plant
ifs book, "The Truth About The Bible, here
in named.
H. The plaintiff AYERS that each and all Of
said publications of the defendant, contain the
same subject matter, ideas, thoughts, and Ian
guage that are contained in each and all OF
plaintiffs said books, and are an infringement
upon the copyri ght to each and all Of plaintiff S
said books All Of which said books so pub
lished by plaintiff and defendant in
the possession Of this plaintiff ready to be pro-
duced as this court shall direct and from which
the same will more fully and at large appear.
u. Plaintiff AYERS that each and all Of his
said books, herein named, were written for
serious purpose, and for adults: The purpose
of said books being to teach fathers and mothers
how to rear children in sound, healthy, moral
way with view to good citizenship and how to
properly raise their children, and men and
women how to live pure and clean lives, and to
Elevate the morals of the race, and to produce
more moral and spiritual living, and to elimin-
ate disease, and to produce healthier, purer
and stronger race of people