Legal Opinion
Associated Film Distribution Corp. v. Thornburgh
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 5, 1985No. Civ. A. 80-1179PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
KATZ, District Judge.
I uphold the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Feature Motion Picture Fair Business Practices Law. 1 That Act regulates certain trade practices in the licensing relationship between those who distribute films and those who exhibit them. The distributors contend that the Act violates their rights to freedom of speech, offends the right of Congress to regulate interstate commerce, is preempted by federal copyright legislation, and is contrary to the Pennsylvania Constitution’s prohibition of “special laws.” 2
I. Background: Mutual…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Seven Gables Corp. v. MGM/UA Entertainment Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1986
- Orson, Inc. v. Miramax Film Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Orson, Inc. T/a Roxy Screening Rooms v. Miramax Film Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Associated Film Distribution Corp. v. ThornburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Orson, Inc. v. Miramax Film Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
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