Holmes laid out this ruling in language which has become well - worn in copyright case law :
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes , Jr. , writing for the Court , found that it was irrelevant that the posters were made for advertising .
Oliver Wendell Holmes , Jr. laid out this ruling in language which has become well - worn in copyright case law :
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes , Jr. , writing for the Court , found that it was irrelevant that the posters were made for advertising .