Legal Opinion
National Ass'n of Broadcasters v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 9, 1982No. Nos. 80-2273, 80-2281, 80-2284, 80-2290 and 80-2298PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases present various challenges to the first distribution of cable *352royalty fees under the 1976 Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (Supp. Ill 1979) (the Act). Respondent is a governmental agency, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (Tribunal), whose function is to make an annual distribution of royalty fees paid by cable television operators for their retransmission of certain copyrighted programming. The Act invests the Tribunal with broad discretion in apportioning these royalty fees. Specific awards…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- National Association of Broadcasters v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal, Major League Baseball, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., Broadcast Music, Inc., Superstation,inc., National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, National Collegiateathleticassociation, Intervenors. National Public Radio v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal, Major League Baseball, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., Broadcast Music, Inc., Nationalassociation of Broadcasters, Superstation, Inc., Public Broadcasting Service,national Collegiateathletic Association, Intervenors. Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League,and North American Soccer League v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal and the United States of America, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., Broadcast Music, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters,superstation, Inc., National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service,national Collegiate Athleticassociation, Intervenors. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal, Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., Major League Baseball, Broadcastmusic, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters, Superstation, Inc., Nationalpublic Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, National Collegiate Athleticassociation,intervenors. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal, Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., Major League Baseball, Nationalassociation of Broadcasters, Broadcast Music, Inc., Superstation, Inc., National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, National Collegiateathletic Association,intervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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