Argued June 14 1978 Citation(s) 579 F.2d 294 | Decided June 14 1978 End date 1978 | |
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Full case name Eltra Corp. v. Barbara A. Ringer, International Typographic Composition Association and Advertising Typographers Association of America, Inc. Prior action(s) Appeal from The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Judge(s) sitting Harrison Lee Winter, Donald S. Russell, Hiram Emory Widener, Jr. Court United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | ||
Eltra Corp. v. Ringer was a case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which determined that typefaces were not eligible for protection under U.S. copyright law. The United States Copyright Office had refused to register a typeface design owned by Eltra Corporation, who filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The district court held that the design submitted did not qualify as a "work of art" under the 1909 Copyright Act. The appellate court affirmed this decision.
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