Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting explained

Litigants:Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting
Arguedate:January 7
Argueyear:1974
Decidedate:March 4
Decideyear:1974
Fullname:Teleprompter Corp. et al. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.
Usvol:415
Uspage:394
Parallelcitations:94 S. Ct. 1129; 39 L. Ed. 2d 415; 181 U.S.P.Q. 65
Prior:Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc. v. Teleprompter Corp., 476 F.2d 338 (2d Cir. 1973); cert. granted,
Holding:Receiving a television broadcast from a "distant" source does not constitute a "performance".
Majority:Stewart
Joinmajority:Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist
Concurrence/Dissent:Blackmun
Dissent:Douglas
Joindissent:Burger

Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting, 415 U.S. 394 (1974), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that receiving a television broadcast from a "distant" source does not constitute a "performance".[1]

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