In the 1894 case of Goldey v. Morning News, the United States Supreme Court addressed a dispute over copyright infringement between two newspapers. The plaintiff, William B. Goldey, claimed that his copyrighted illustrations were being used without permission by The Morning News newspaper in its advertisements for a play called "The Henrietta." In response to these allegations, The Morning News argued that their use of the images was not an infringement because they had altered them significantly and therefore created new works. However, upon review of both sets of images side-by-side during trial proceedings at lower courts level , it was determined that there were indeed substantial similarities between them. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of Goldey stating that even though some alterations had been made to the original illustrations by The Morning News team before using them in their ads; those changes weren't significant enough to constitute as creation of new work under copyright law provisions . Therefore , such usage amounted to direct violation against exclusive rights granted through copyrights held by Mr.Goldey on his original artwork pieces . This landmark decision helped establish important precedents regarding what constitutes as fair use and transformative work within context of U.S Copyright Law.

In the dissenting opinion for the case of Goldey v. Morning News, it was argued that a newspaper's right to publish an advertisement should not be limited by patent rights unless the ad directly infringes on those rights. The dissenting justices believed that this ruling could potentially stifle free speech and hinder commerce by limiting advertising options. They contended that if a product is legally sold, then its advertisement should also be legal regardless of any existing patents. Furthermore, they expressed concern about how this decision might affect future cases involving similar issues and cautioned against setting such precedent without careful consideration of potential implications.