Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.

362 U.S. 922

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1960-03-21
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • independent decisions by various film producers to grant exclusive licenses to particular company to provide film accessories does not constitute per se violation of antitrust laws
  • "[C]ustomary practice is not ordinary care; it is but evidence of ordinary care."
  • mere accumulation of copyright licenses is not an antitrust violation

Citator

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.