Legal Opinion
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 3, 1980No. 120, Docket 75-7600PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This is the fourth round of litigation in a lawsuit brought by. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS) against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and their members and affiliates. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief to prevent AS-CAP and BMI from using a blanket license to convey to television networks non-dramatic performing rights, that is, the right to “perform” copyrighted music by transmitting it to the networks’ television audiences. The blanket license permits the licensee to use any music in the…
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