American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister

American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 10, 1911 Decided May 29, 1911
Full case name	American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister
Citations	221 U.S. 603 (more) 31 S. Ct. 676; 55 L. Ed. 873
Holding
A corporation defendant in a suit to enforce copyright infringement penalties is not entitled to a Fourth or Fifth Amendment objection to the admission of its bookkeeping entries into evidence when they are produced under a subpoena.
Court membership
Chief Justice Edward D. White Associate Justices John M. Harlan · Joseph McKenna Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · William R. Day Horace H. Lurton · Charles E. Hughes Willis Van Devanter · Joseph R. Lamar

American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister, 221 U.S. 603 (1911), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a corporation defendant in a suit to enforce copyright infringement penalties is not entitled to a Fourth or Fifth Amendment objection to the admission of its bookkeeping entries into evidence when they are produced under a subpoena duces tecum.

External links

• Text of American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister, 221 U.S. 603 (1911) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress