UNITED STATES v. AMERICAN SOC. OF COMPOSERS

No. Civ. 13-95 (WCC).

586 F.Supp. 727 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Antitrust Div., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff; Roger B. Andewelt, Weeun Wang, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for defendant American Soc. of Composers, Authors and Publishers; Allan Blumstein, Bernard Korman, Gen. Counsel, New York City, of counsel.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, for amicus curiae All-Industry Television Station Music License Committee; R. Bruce Rich, New York City, of counsel.

Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, New York City, for amicus curiae American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.; Philip R. Forlenza, Rafael Pastor, Terence J. Hines, New York City, of counsel.

Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York City, for amicus curiae Broadcast Music, Inc.; Robert J. Sisk, New York City, of counsel.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, for amicus curiae CBS, Inc.; John E. Beerbower, Claudia Casser, New York City, of counsel.

Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for amicus curiae Nat. Broadcasting Co., Inc.; David R. Hyde, Patricia Farren, Sandra Baron, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION AND ORDER

CONNER, District Judge.

This action, a relic of a bygone era, stands as a living monument to a prior generation of draftsmen. The Amended Consent Judgment (the "Consent Judgment" or "Consent Decree"), originally entered on March 14, 1950, reflects their efforts to develop a workable solution to the antitrust problems arising from the business practices of defendant American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ("ASCAP"). Today,...

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