Case Name: WAGNER v. WILSON
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1915-07-15
Citations: 225 F. 912
Docket Number: 
Parties: WAGNER v. WILSON.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 225
Pages: 912–912

Head Matter:
WAGNER v. WILSON.
(District Court, E. D. New York.
July 15, 1915.)
1. Copyrights <@=>79—Infringement—Actions—Jurisdiction.
An action for infringement of a copyright, under Act March 4, 1909, c. 320, 35 Stat. 1084, may, under section 35 thereof (Comp. St. 1913, § 9556) be maintained in the District Court of the district where there is infringement by the principal or his agent.
[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Copyrights, Cent. Dig. § 67; Dec. Dig. <§=>79J
2. Copyrights <@=>79—Actions for Infringement—Service of Process.
In an action for infringement of copyright, under Act March 4, 1909, brought in the District Court of the district where there is infringement by the principal or his agent, service of summons on the agent is sufficient; but service of summons on defendant in another district in the same state must be set aside.
[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Copyrights, Cent. Dig. § 67; Dec. Dig. <S=>79.]
At Law. Action by Daniel C. Wagner against William W. Wilson. Service of summons set aside.
Rufus Lewis Perry, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for plaintiff.
Edmund Fletcher Driggs, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for defendant.
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Opinion:
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
The court has jurisdiction over an' action for infringement of copyright (35 Stat. 1075), and by section 35 this action can be maintained in a district where there is infringement by the principal or his agent. Service on the agent is sufficient.
Whether the present action can be maintained is not to be decided upon the present motion. Motion to dismiss as to jurisdiction over the alleged cause of action is denied.
This is not a "local" suit, and hence the service did not give jurisdiction over the person of the defendant. Even in a patent case, the plaintiff cannot have process served in another district in the same state (Judicial Code [Act March 3, 1911, c. 231, 36 Stat. 1100] § 48 [Comp. St. 1913, § 1030]), but must make service of the alleged agent. Service of summons will be set aside.