UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff,
v.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, et al., Defendants.
In the Matter of the Application of America Online, Inc., Applicant, for the Determination of Reasonable License Fees
In the Matter of the Application of RealNetworks, Inc., Applicant, for the Determination of Reasonable License Fees.
In the Matter of the Application of Yahoo! Inc., Applicant, for the Determination of Reasonable License Fees.
United States District Court, S.D. New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 25, 2007.
April 25, 2007.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
White & Case LLP, New York City (I. Fred Koenigsberg, Carol A. Witschel, Adam Gahtan, of counsel), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, New York City (Richard H. Reimer, of counsel), for Defendant American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York City (R. Bruce Rich, Kenneth L. Steinthal, Jonathan T. Weiss, Jonathan Bloom, Samantha G. Fisherman, of counsel), for Applicants AOL LLC (f/k/a America Online, Inc.), RealNetworks, Inc. and Yahoo! Inc.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, P.C., Washington, DC (Fernando R. Laguarda, Christopher J. Harvie, Michael T. Haas, Jennifer C. Ellis, of counsel), for Amicus Curiae The Digital Media Association.
Interaction Law, Washington, DC (John T. Mitchell, of counsel), for Amicus Curiae, Entertainment Merchants Association and National Association of Recording Merchandisers.
Consumer Electronics Association, Arlington, VA (Julie M. Kearney, Senior Director and Regulatory Counsel, of counsel), for Amicus Curiae Consumer Electronics Association.
Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC (Steven R. Englund, of counsel), Arnold & Porter LLP, New York City (Anthony D. Boccanfuso, of counsel) Steven M. Marks, Esq., Recording Industry Association of America, Inc., Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Recording Industry Association of America, Inc.
Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC (Bruce G. Joseph, John E. Barry, Karyn K. Ablin, of counsel), CTIA-The Wireless Association, Washington, DC (Michael F. Altschul, Andrea D. Williams, of counsel), for Amicus Curiae CTIA-The Wireless Association.
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York City (Michael E. Salzman, Jason C. Benton, Jason A. Masimore, Christine M. Stecura, of counsel), Marvin L. Berenson, Joseph J. DiMona, John Coletta, New York City for Amicus Curiae Broadcast Music, Inc.
Baker & McKenzie, LLP, New York City (James Bailey, of counsel), Charles J. Sanders, P.C., Briarcliff Manor, NY (Charles J. Sanders, of counsel), Carl W. Hampe, Baker & McKenzie, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae The Songwriter's Guild of America and The Nashville Songwriters Association International.
Loeb & Loeb, LLP, Nashville, TN (Michael P. Zweig, John C. Beiter, of counsel), for Amicus Curiae SE SAC, Inc.
Moses & Singer LLP, New York City (Ross J. Charap, of counsel) C. Paul Spurgeon, Vice President Legal Services & General Counsel, Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers of Canada, Toron to, Ontario Canada, for Amicus Curiae The Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers of Canada.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York City (Jay Cohen, Lynn B. Bayard, of Counsel), for Amicus Curiae Association of Independent. Music Publishers, Church Music Publishers Association and National Music Publishers' Association, Inc.
United States District Court, S.D. New York.
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, Senior District Judge.
In 1941, the United States' civil action against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ("ASCAP") for alleged violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act was settled by the entry of a consent decree. See United States v. Am. Soc'y of Composers, Authors & Publishers, No. 13-95, 1941 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3944 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 1941). The 1941 consent decree was amended...
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