Legal Opinion
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers v. Showtime/the Movie Channel, Inc., Applicant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 27, 1990No. 1400, Docket 90-6034PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
In 1941, the Government settled its antitrust suit against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (AS-CAP) with the entry of a consent decree. 1 As amended in 1950, the consent decree requires ASCAP to offer users of music a so-called “blanket license,” the non-exclusive right to perform any music in the ASCAP repertory. 2 The amended consent decree also provides that in the event of a dispute concerning the amount of a fee for the blanket license, the District Court for the Southern District of New York is authorized to determine a reasonable…
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