Legal Opinion
MCA Television Ltd. v. Public Interest Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1999No. 98-2006PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
Public Interest Corporation (“PIC”) appeals from a $1.8 million judgment entered in favor of MCA Television Ltd. (“MCA”) following a non-jury trial on MCA’s breach of contract and copyright infringement claims. The district court found that PIC breached its licensing contracts with MCA, and violated MCA’s copyright of several television shows by airing them after MCA revoked its broadcast licenses following PIC’s breach of contract. In addition, MCA appeals the district court’s ruling in favor of PIC’s antitrust claim. PIC had alleged that MCA’s conditioning of its…
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