AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS v. MOBITV, INC.

Docket Nos. 10-3161-cv(L), 10-3310-cv(CON).

681 F.3d 76 (2012)

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, Defendant-Appellant, v. MOBITV, INCORPORATION, f/k/a/ Idetic, Incorporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: May 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira M. Feinberg , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, New York, N.Y. ( Eleanor M. Lackman , Chava Brandriss, Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, New York, N.Y.; Catherine E. Stetson , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Washington, D.C.; Joan M. McGivern , Richard H. Reimer , Christine A. Pepe , ASCAP, New York, N.Y.; David Leichtman , Hillel I. Parness , Bryan J. Vogel , Oren D. Langer , Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., New York, N.Y., on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant.

Kenneth L. Steinthal , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, San Francisco, Cal. ( Joseph R. Wetzel , Harris L. Cohen , Matthew L. Reagan , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, San Francisco, Cal., on the brief), for Appellee.

( Michael E. Salzman , Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, N.Y.; Marvin L. Berenson , John Coletta , Joseph J. DiMona , Broadcast Music, Inc., New York, N.Y., for amicus curiae Broadcast Music, Inc., in support of Defendant-Appellant.).

( Bruce G. Joseph , Andrew G. McBride , Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, in support of Appellee.).

Before: NEWMAN and LYNCH, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade.


JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns determination of the proper royalty the Defendant-Appellant American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ("ASCAP") is entitled to receive for a blanket public performance license for music in the ASCAP repertory that is embodied in television and radio content to be delivered to viewers and listeners using mobile telephones (sometimes called "handsets"). The applicant for the license is Plaintiff-Appellee...

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