Affiliated Music Enterprises, Inc. v. Sesac, Inc.

RYAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks to recover antitrust statute treble damages of $300,000 and to enjoin defendant from engaging in “monopolistic practices” in restraint of trade; defendant by counterclaim seeks to recover damages of $250,000 for acts of alleged unfair competition and to enjoin plaintiff from continuing alleged unlawful business practices.

Plaintiff is a New York corporation organized in 1953; defendant is a New York corporation organized in 1932. Both are engaged in the business of acquiring from the owners of copyrighted music the exclusive right to license the public…