Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Warner Communications Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1984No. 84-5809PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Per curiam
The Federal Trade Commission appeals from the district court order denying the Commission’s application for a preliminary injunction to block a proposed joint venture involving Warner Communications Inc. and Polygram Records, Inc. We reverse.
FACTS
Warner Communications Inc. is a diversified communications company that operates three record labels (Warner, Atlantic and Elektra/Asylum) and distributes prerecorded music in the United States and abroad. In 1983, Warner was the second largest distributor of prerecorded music in the United States. Polygram Records, Inc., owned by N.Y. Philips and…
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