BASKETT v Cunningham and other collusive note to a edition of the statute will  not take it out of the king prillters patent but chancery will not decide  between two contend patent by the summary way of injunction SC Eden defendant  in conjunction with several bookseller be publish in weekly number a digest of  the statute law containi the statute at large metbodized under alphabetical  head with large note from uord coke and other writer of the law he have  contract with strahan and woodfall the proprietor of the patent for print law  book to print this work and it be print Blackstone at their press Baskett the  king printer who patent extend to all statute and which be confirm as against  all common printer in the case of Baskett and the university of Cambridge a b  r m Geo file his bill against the proprietor and the law printer for a  injunction which be now move for by York attorneygeneral jewel and de grey on  the authority of that case and the reason urge in that argument and also  because the note subjoin to the present work appear to be collusive and mere  calculate to shelter a pirate edition of the statute b Perrot Blackstone  Wilbraham and Wedderburn show for cause saint that this book be not within the  meaning of the letter patent be a work of labour and industry and in a method  entire new dly that as they have print at a privilege press there can be no  ground for a injunction without determine the respective merit of the two  interfere patent both of which be sanctify by long usage and though the law  patentee in their answer disclaim any property in the work and therefore the  plaintiff pray no injunction against they yet a absolute injunction can not be  grant against the proprietor without virtual include the law printer for if  they be forbid to print anywhere they be also forbid to print at their press  Lord chancellor be of opinion that the work be entire within the patent of the  king printer and that the note be mere collusive but he will not interfere  between the two contend patent in the summary method of injunction but leave  they to adjust their respective right in due course of law c he therefore  order a injunction to issue to restrain the proprietor from print at any other  than a patent press which as woodfall and strahan be secret in league with  Baskett and be at that time joint concern in a new edition of the statute be  equivalent to a total injunction the law printer find mean to elude their  contract with Cunningham a ante which see and the note thereto b a injunction  be grant against a colourable abridgment of the term report Butterworth v  Robinson Ves j but the publication of a abridgment fair make will not be  restrain gyles v Wilcox atk S p Dodsley v Kinnersley Ambl where it be also  hold that a abstract of a work publish in a annual register or magazine be not  a piracy but see macklin v Richardson d c a bill by the king printer in  Ireland to establish his right to print and distribute the copy of the statute  for Ireland under the order of the king upon the resolution of both house of  parliament of the unite kingdom and for a account a ainst the king printer in  England in that respect be dismiss Lord Eldon c the question here be upon the  legal right of the plaintiff and if he can maintain a action upon the legal  right the account be to be grant if he can maintain the legal right it be  impossible to say he have a equity Grierson v byre Ves jun see also to the  point of not grant a injunction in case where the party apply can not maintain  a action at law for the piracy Walcot v walker Ves jun Southey v Sherwood  Meriy see also Barfield v Nicholson sim saint Blackstone er p Blackstone in  the king bench