Legal Opinion
In re CBS Licensing Antitrust Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided January 20, 1971No. 59PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
Record Club of America, Inc., has commenced two actions in different districts attacking licensing agreements entered into by CBS as licensee and numerous producers and manufacturers of records and tapes as licensors. Both complaints allege, basically, that the licenses constitute exclusive agreements for the production of the licensors’ tapes and records by the Columbia Record Club, plaintiff’s competitor, in violation of the antitrust laws. The Eastern District of Pennsylvania action was filed by Record Club and originally named CBS and several licensors as defendants. Only…
3Cases cited2 opinions
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- In Re Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Antitrust Litigation Involving IBMUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1969
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