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De Sylva v. Ballentine

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
529
Petitioner: 
De Sylva
Respondent: 
Ballentine
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1955-1956)
Opinion: 
351 U.S. 570 (1956)
Argued: 
Wednesday, April 25, 1956
Decided: 
Monday, June 11, 1956
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Copyright

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The Oyez Project, De Sylva v. Ballentine , 351 U.S. 570 (1956)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_529)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Ballentine, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 17 U.S.C. 1

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Frankfurter
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Wrote the majority opinion
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Full Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan