Watson v. Buck

Watson v. Buck
Decided May 26, 1941
Full case nameWatson v. Buck
Citations313 U.S. 387 (more)
Holding
The Copyright Act does not authorize copyright holders to violate valid antitrust laws.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
Harlan F. Stone · Owen Roberts
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy
Case opinion
MajorityBlack, joined by unanimous
Murphy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Copyright Act of 1909, Sherman Antitrust Act

Watson v. Buck, 313 U.S. 387 (1941), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Copyright Act does not authorize copyright holders to violate valid antitrust laws.