Legal Opinion
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. American Society of Composers
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 22, 1975No. 69 Civ. 5740PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In this age of change the quality of life has been fundamentally altered and influenced by the development of the automobile, the computer and television.
Millions of viewers spend untold hours weekly viewing television. During the larger part of that time the viewer is a listener to programs which utilize music, whether as background, as theme or as a feature. This case relates to the method by which networks are licensed to use copyrighted music on television.
The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) 1 brings this antitrust action against the American Society of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- International Korwin Corp. v. Tadeusz KowalczykCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers v. Showtime/the Movie Channel, Inc., Applicant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko's Graphics Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. American Society of Composers, Authors and PublishersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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