Thompson v. Hubbard

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{{Infobox SCOTUS case

|Litigants=Thompson v. Hubbard

|SubmitDate=April 17

|SubmitYear=1889

|DecideDate=May 13

|DecideYear=1889

|FullName=Thompson v. Hubbard

|USVol=131

|USPage=123

|ParallelCitations=9 S. Ct. 710; 33 L. Ed. 76

|Prior=

|Subsequent=

|Holding=A later owner of a copyright is entitled to sue a previous owner for copyright infringement. However, the later owner's failure to observe formalities voids copyright and a nonexistent copyright cannot be infringed.

|Majority=Blatchford

|JoinMajority=unanimous

|LawsApplied=

}}

Thompson v. Hubbard, 131 U.S. 123 (1889), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a later owner of a copyright is entitled to sue a previous owner for copyright infringement. However, the later owner's failure to observe formalities voids copyright and a nonexistent copyright cannot be infringed.{{ussc|name=Thompson v. Hubbard|volume=131|page=123|pin= |year=1889}}