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Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc., 1968 — 390 U.S. 934 · caselaw · US
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Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.
390 U.S. 934·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions. On the motions were:
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Opinion
No. 618.
Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.
Bruce E. Lovell for National Cable Television Association, Inc.; Leonard Zissu and Abraham Marcus for Screen Composers Association of the United States of America; Michael Finkel-stein for All-Channel Television Society; Ambrose Dis-kow for Broadcast Music, Inc.; Warner W. Gardner, William H. Dempsey, Jr., and Douglas A. Anello for National Association of Broadcasters; Herman Finkel-stein, Simon H. Rifkind, Jay H. Topkis and Paul S. Adler for American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers; Irwin Karp for Authors League of America, Inc.; and Paul P. Selvin and William Berger for Writers Guild of America et al.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 2d Cir. (Certiorari granted, 389 U. S. 969.) Motions of National Cable Television Association, Inc., Screen Composers Association of the United States of America, All-Channel Television Society, Broadcast Music, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters, American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers, Authors League of America, Inc., and Writers Guild of America et al., for leave to file briefs, as amici curiae, granted. Motion of National Association of Broadcasters for leave to participate in oral argument, as amicus curiae, denied.
Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions. On the motions were: