CBS, INC. v. PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

NESBITT, District Judge.

This cause comes before the Court upon Defendant PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture’s Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment, filed October 6,1997 (D.E.# 167).

BACKGROUND

This action involves an infringement dispute over Plaintiffs’ 1 exclusive rights in copyrighted network television programs. Plaintiffs CBS, Inc. (“CBS”), and Fox Broadcasting Co. (“Fox”) are two separate national television broadcast networks. The remaining Plaintiffs consist of several individual CBS network stations and a trade association of CBS affiliate…