Legal Opinion
Metromedia Broadcasting Corp. v. MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided April 1, 1985No. CV 85-1494-PAR(Bx)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
RYMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Metromedia Broadcasting Corporation (Metromedia) alleges that defendants MGM/UA Entertainment Co., Inc., United Artists Corporation, Inc., and MGM/UA Television Distribution (MGM/UA) have refused to negotiate exclusively and in good faith with plaintiff with respect to the broadcast rights to newly produced first-run episodes of FAME, in violation of their current license agreement; and have conditioned the license of those rights on plaintiffs accepting syndicated reruns of FAME, which plaintiff does not want, in violation of…
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