BUFFALO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Kid Broadcasting Corporation, KWTX Broadcasting Company, Inc., Metromedia, Inc., and Storer Broadcasting Company, on behalf of themselves and All Persons or Entities Who Own Local Television Stations Which Obtain Music License Agreements With American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and/or Broadcast Music, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, Stanley Adams, as President of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Cy Coleman, Hal David, Famous Music Corp., MCA, Inc., Morton Gould, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., on behalf of themselves and all other members of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Al Gallico Music Corp., Paul Anka, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Hollis Music, Inc. and Unart Music Corp., on behalf of themselves and all other affiliates of Broadcast Music, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 1, 1983.
Finally Submitted January 18, 1984.
Decided September 18, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Jay Topkis, New York City (Allan Blumstein, Andrew J. Peck, Fred D. Heather, Gerard E. Harper, Richard H. Reimer, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and Bernard Korman, Gen. Counsel, ASCAP, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellants American Soc. of Composers, Authors and Publishers, et al.
Robert J. Sisk, New York City (Norman C. Kleinberg, Edward W. Chapin, Michael E. Salzman, Naomi F. Sheiner, Jacqueline D. Gilbert, William H. Voth, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant Broadcast Music, Inc.
Barry H. Garfinkel, New York City (William Hughes Mulligan, Timothy A. Nelsen, Richard M. Schwartz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellants Al Gallico Music Corp., Sheldon Harnick, Hollis Music, Inc., Unart Music Corp., and the class of affiliates of Broadcast Music, Inc.
Ira M. Millstein, New York City (James W. Quinn, R. Bruce Rich, Jay N. Fastow, Kenneth L. Steinthal, Lois Peel Eisenstein, David B. Stern, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.
Frederick F. Greenman, Jr., Alvin Deutsch, Edward Klagsbrun, Bernard G. Schneider, Linden & Deutsch, New York City, submitted a brief for amicus curiae American Guild of Authors and Composers/The Songwriters Guild.
Stephen A. Kroft, Sondra E. Berchin, Karen Magid, Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, Beverly Hills, Cal., submitted a brief for amicus curiae Motion Picture and Television Producers and Syndicators.
Robert M. Lichtman, Daniel L. Koffsky, Wald, Harkrader & Ross, Philip Elman, Washington, D.C., Michael J. Freegard, Chief Exec. Officer, Performing Right Soc. Ltd., London, England, Jean-Loup Tournier, Le Directeur Gen., Societe des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique, Paris, France, submitted a brief for amici curiae The Performing Right Soc. Ltd. and Societe des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique.
Irwin Karp, Port Chester, N.Y., submitted a brief for amicus curiae Authors League of America, Inc.
Frank H. Easterbrook, Chicago, Ill., submitted a brief for amici curiae Chappell & Co., et al.
Marvin E. Frankel, Stuart J. Baskin, Kramer, Levin, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, New York City, submitted a brief for amici curiae Aaron Copland, et al.
John H. Midlen, Jr., Washington, D.C., submitted a brief for amicus curiae Old-Time Gospel Hour.
Before NEWMAN, WINTER and PRATT, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
Once again we consider the lawfulness under section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act of the blanket license offered by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). The license permits the licensee to perform publicly any musical composition in the repertory of the licensor. In this litigation the blanket license is challenged by a class of licensees comprising all owners of "local" television...
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