Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
PUBLIC LEDGER CO.
4 SUES n. Y. TIMES
Damages Are Asked for VIOLA
/ ton OF Copyright Of
r Grey's Letter
INJUNCTION IS SOUGHT

New York, March .. - The Public
Ledger Co.. through its counsel,
Thonps Rachurn White and Will
liam G. Cannon. has filed suit in
equity in the District Court Of the
United States for the southern district
OF New York against the New York
Times Co. Adolph $. Ochs, publisher
and c. V. Van Anda. its managing
editor, complaining OF the action Of the
New York Times in publishing without
right certain articles copyrighted by
the Public Ledger Co, notably on
February last the letter Of Niscount
Grey on the attitude Of the United
States toward the League OF Nations
The attorneys in New York for the
Public Ledger Co. are Stetson. Jen
nings & Russell. The text of the bill
Of complaint follows:
'To the honorable the judges of the
said court:
Your orator complaining. respect
fully shows unto your honors as fol
lows:
First Complainant is a corpora
tiou organized under the laws OF the
state of Prnnsvlvana. aud is citizen
and resident OF said state.
"Seccnd. Defendant. New York
Times Co. is a corporation organized
under the laws of the state Of New
York. and is ctizcn Of the state of
New York aud resident and inhabit
ant of the southern district thereof.
Each Of defendants, Adolph $. Ochs and
Z. V. Van Apda. is q citizen Of the
state Of New York and resident and
tnhsbitant of the southern district
thereof.
Third. The value of tho matter or
thing actually in controversy in this
case is in excess Of $1,000.
Fourth. Complainant is the owner
and publisher Of daily newspaper
known as the PUBLIC LEDGER. which
is published every morning in the city
Of Philadelnhia. Pa. and which is cir
culated throughout the city Of Philadcl
phia. the state Of Pennsylvania. the
United States and in foreign countries
and which newspaper is printed eX.
clusively from type set and laho- done
within the limits Of the United States
Fifth. The complainant. at grea'
expense, maintains an organization 70,
gathering news from sources all owe,
the world. and purchases from othe
news gathering agencies information
news and intelligence for publication IL
the said newspaper. and in some case
for the purpose of resale to other news
papers.
Agreement With London Times
"Sixth. Among other means of gath
ering news. the complainant contracte,
with the Times Publishing Co. Ltd.
q corporation of Great Britain, whicl
publishes certain newspaper in tn
city of London. known as the Lcndor
Times. by which contract news. spe
cial articles and other matter OF inter
est and importance gathered by tn
London Times agencies shall he cable
TO the complainant for its exclusive US
In the United States. In pursuauc" G
this contract. complainant has fror
time to time received from the Londc
Times cable messages which IL has pub
lished from time to time in the PUBL
LEDGER. A copy of the said contraC
Is hereto annexed aud made part here
Of, marked exhibit a.
Complainant has the .privileg
under its said contract of selling sue
messages 10 other newspapers in th
United States and Canada Complain
sut has availed itself of this privileg
and has contracted for a valuable con
alteration to furnish such dispatches I
various newspapers in different cities
the United States and in Canada |
selling such dispatches, complainar
utCtsSdTllN' anu ID dtCOrudnCe VIII
newspaper practice and the custom {
the profession, sells said dispatches
only one newspaper in each city giviu
II the exclusive right to publish Il
same therein.
"The value Of the news service ,
furnished TO the complainant by Il
Times Publishing Co. and to said 9th,
newspapers by the complainant d.
pends upon its and their having the el
elusive right to publish such message
In the case OF the complainant, in Il
city of Philadelphia. and in the case
the other newspapers, in the respecti'
cities in which said newspapers n,
published. so that the said messag,
con be published in said cities befo,
other and rival newspapers ran secur
the same news or articles from 9th,
sources.
"Sevcnth. In order TO protect itse
against the unlawful republiShing
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