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Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States, 487 F.2d 1345 (Ct. Cl. 1973), was an important intellectual property decision by the United States Court of Federal Claims (later affirmed by a per curium opinion from an evenly divided United States Supreme Court, with only eight justices voting, 420 U.S. 376 (1975))^[1]. The decision held that it was a fair use for libraries to photocopy articles for use by patrons engaged in scientific research.

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-'''''Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States''''', [[Court citation|487 F.2d 1345]] ([[Ct. Cl.]] [[1973]]), was an important [[intellectual property]] decision by the [[United States Court of Federal Claims]] (later affirmed by a [[per curium]] opinion from an evenly divided [[United States Supreme Court]], with only eight justices voting, [[Court citation|420 U.S. 376]] ([[1975]])). The decision held that it was a [[fair use]] for [[libraries]] to [[photocopy]] articles for use by patrons engaged in scientific research.
+'''''Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States''''', [[Court citation|487 F.2d 1345]] ([[Ct. Cl.]] [[1973]]), was an important [[intellectual property]] decision by the [[United States Court of Federal Claims]] (later affirmed by a [[per curium]] opinion from an evenly divided [[United States Supreme Court]], with only eight justices voting, [[Court citation|420 U.S. 376]] ([[1975]])){{ref|citation}}. The decision held that it was a [[fair use]] for [[libraries]] to [[photocopy]] articles for use by patrons engaged in scientific research.
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 ==External link==
-* {{ussc|420|376|Text of the opinion on Findlaw.com}}
+* {{note|citation}}{{ussc|420|376|Text of the opinion on Findlaw.com}}
 [[Category:United States Court of Appeals cases]]