Legal Opinion
Amusement and Music Operators Association, a Corporation v. The Copyright Royalty Tribunal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 9, 1980No. 79-1543PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge McGOWAN.
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
Congress in 1976 established a new agency, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, and conferred upon it certain powers with respect to the setting of royalty rates and adjudication of royalty claims. The Tribunal also has the power to promulgate regulations governing access to “phonorecord players”-jukeboxes-so that persons having claims to royalties may determine the amount owed them by jukebox owners.
Knowing the location of jukeboxes reasonably might be thought to be a necessary antecedent to obtaining access to them;…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- City of Rochester v. BondCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Potomac Passengers Association v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Mark Green and Corporate Accountability Research Group v. Department of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Public Utility Commissioner Of Oregon v. Bonneville Power AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Copyright Royalty TribunalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Lashawn A. v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., as Mayor of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1981
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