Louis Brandeis

“ The president of a business corporation is, commonly, authorized to represent it for many purposes, and it may often be said properly that he is acting as its agent. But induction into office does not impress upon a person the status of agent of the corporation, so that he must be deemed its agent in every jurisdiction which he happens to enter, although the corporation transacts no business there and he is not there in any way representing it. ”

“ That jurisdiction over a corporation cannot be acquired in a district in which it has no place of business and is not found, merely by serving process upon an executive officer temporarily therein, even if he is there on business of the company, has been settled. ”

“ In cases under the anti-trust laws, it is where the defendant 'resides or is found or has an agent' (Act. Oct. 15, 1914, c. 323, § 4, 38 Stat. 730, 731; Comp. St. § 8835d) , and, in the case of corporations, the 'district whereof it is an inhabitant' or 'any district wherein it may be found or transacts business.' Section 12, p. 736 (Comp. St. § 8835k) . It is not reasonable to conclude that Congress intended in copyright cases to give a right far greater than these. 'Agent' is a word used in the law in many senses. ”