United States v. American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit January 24, 1992

United States v. American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers, 956 F.2d 21 (2d Cir. 1992)

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the grant of summary judgment and the entry of an injunction by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Doling-er, M.J., on applicants’ request for certain licenses from the defendant-appellant American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) pursuant to the provisions of a consent judgment between ASCAP and the Department of Justice. United States v. ASCAP, No. Civ. 13-95 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 14, 1950).

*22The judgment of the district court is affirmed substantially for the reasons stated by Magistrate Judge Dolinger in his Memorandum and Order dated July 11, 1991, as corrected by Order dated August 6, 1991, his Memorandum and Order dated August 8, 1991, and his Order and Judgment dated August 8, 1991, entered as a final judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b). 782 F.Supp. 778 (S.D.N.Y. 1991).

Reference

Full Case Name: United States v. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHERS, In the Matter of Application of TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., Applicant-Appellee, For the Determination of Reasonable License Fees. In the Matter of the Applications of USA NETWORK, Lifetime Television, the Discovery Channel, the CBN Family Channel, Black Entertainment Cable Network, Arts & Entertainment Cable Network, the Disney Channel, Home Box Office Inc., Showtime Networks Inc., MTV Networks Inc., Opryland USA, Inc., Playboy Video Entertainment Group, Inc., American Movie Classics Company, Sportschannel Prism Associates, Bravo Company, and Country Music Television, Inc., Applicants-Appellees. For Licenses for their Cable Program Services
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Status: Published