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AURORA ENTERPRISES v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO.

Nos. 81-5948, 82-5001.

688 F.2d 689 (1982)

AURORA ENTERPRISES, INC., a California corporation, and Xanadu Productions, Inc., a California corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., a corporation; NBC International, Ltd., a corporation; National Telefilm Associates, Inc., a corporation; NTA Delaware, Inc., a corporation; NTA Films, Inc., a corporation; NTA (Canada), Ltd., a corporation; Tele-Communications, Inc., a corporation; TCI Programs, Inc., a corporation; and George C. Hatch, an individual, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Johnson, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John J. Hanson, Los Angeles, Cal., Dennis McCarthy, Salt Lake City, Utah, argued, for defendants-appellees; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, Cal., Richard C. Yarmuth, Seattle, Wash., Henry C. Thumann, and Gregory R. Oxford, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, Cal., Vancott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, Salt Lake City, Utah, on brief.

Before ANDERSON, FERGUSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Aurora Enterprises, Inc. ("Aurora") and Xanadu Productions, Inc. ("Xanadu") are commonly-controlled television production companies. Aurora and Xanadu played a role in developing, respectively, the television series Bonanza and The High Chaparral ("Chaparral").

Defendants are involved in the network exhibition, distribution, and syndication of television programs. Defendant NBC purchased from Aurora and Xanadu...

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