Legal Opinion
National Cable Television Ass'n v. Broadcast Music, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 16, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-0209, 90-0262PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
In these consolidated cases, plaintiffs, two cable television program services and trade associations representing cable program services and cable television system operators, assert antitrust claims against the defendant, Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”), in connection with music performing rights licenses issued by BMI. BMI, in turn, along with several affiliates, counterclaims against the two program service plaintiffs for copyright infringement. These matters were heard by the Court in a bench trial comprising three weeks of live…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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