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International News Service V. Associated Press
''International News Service v. Associated Press'', 248 U.S. 215 (1918), also known as ''INS v. AP'' or simply the ''INS'' case, is a 1918 decision of the United States Supreme Court that enunciated the misappropriation doctrine of federal intellectual property common law: a "quasi-property right" may be created against others by one's investment of effort and money in an intangible thing, such as information or a design. The doctrine is highly controversial and criticized by many legal scholars, but it has its supporters. The ''INS'' decision recognized the doctrine of U.S. copyright law that there is no copyright in facts, which the Supreme Court later greatly elaborated in the ''Feist'' case in 1991, but ''INS'' nonetheless extended the prior law of unfair competition to cover an additional type of interference with business expectations: "misappropriation" of the product of "sweat of the brow." The case was decided when a body of federal common law existed for business practice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publici Juris
is a legal Latin term, approximately translating to English as "of public right". An example is water in the sea. Many times referred to in discussion of property rights in law. "But the news element—the information respecting current events contained in the literary production—is not the creation of the writer, but is a report of matters that ordinarily are '; it is history of the day." ''International News Service v. Associated Press'', 248 U.S. 215, 234 (1918). See also *Public domain *Res communis ''Res communis'' is a concept or doctrine. The expression is a Latin term derived from Roman law that preceded today's concepts of the commons and common heritage of mankind. It has relevance in international law and common law. In the 6th century ... References Latin legal terminology {{Latin-legal-phrase-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
