Legal Opinion
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Hearst/ABC Viacom Entertainment Services
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 29, 1990No. 89 Civ. 2833 (JFK)PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEENAN, District Judge:
This copyright infringement action is before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the three-count antitrust and copy right misuse counterclaim and to strike the affirmative defenses of defendant Hearst/ABC Viacom Entertainment Services d/b/a Lifetime Television (“Lifetime”). Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), (f). Frances W. Preston also moves to dismiss the third-party complaint against her. For the reasons discussed below, the Court grants in part and denies in part plaintiffs’ application. The third-party complaint is dismissed with leave to re-plead.
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