Legal Opinion
USA Network v. Jones Intercable, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 19, 1989No. 88 Civ. 6895 (KC)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CONBOY, District Judge:
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff (“USA”) is a cable television network. As such it acquires the right to cablecast television series, sporting events, movies, and additional fare from producers and other sources. USA, in turn, enters into affiliation agreements with cable systems operators who, for a fee, receive the right to carry USA Network over their systems. Each affiliate is charged a certain amount for every subscriber receiving USA in the affiliate’s systems. Thus, USA fee revenues increase as its affiliates’ subscriber base with access to USA expands. USA…
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