Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Caldwell

CSX Transp., Inc. v. Caldwell, 493 U.S. 1095 (1990)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-02-20
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • rejecting defendant’s argument that First Amendment concerns precluded granting an injunction, though finding other equitable considerations dictated denial of injunctive relief
  • laches barred injunctive relief where plaintiff failed to take any steps to enjoin infringing publication for two years; delay was “unconscionable”
  • "we cannot say the trial court's reduction of the jury's award was unreasonable"
  • the “fair use doctrine encompasses all claims of first amendment in the copyright field”
  • discussing tension between First Amendment and injunctions in copyright cases

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Caldwell. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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