Legal Opinion
PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture v. National Broadcasting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 7, 2000No. Docket No. 98-9392PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Chief Judge:
This appeal arises out of an antitrust action brought by PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture (“PrimeTime”) against the major television networks, their affiliates’ trade associations, independent television stations, and the National Association of *95Broadcasters. The complaint alleged that appellees violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, through concerted, baseless, signal-strength challenges brought under the Satellite Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. § 119 (1995), and through a concerted refusal to license copyrighted television programming to PrimeTime. Judge McKenna…
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