1974 United States Supreme Court case
Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting | |
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Argued January 7, 1974 Decided March 4, 1974 | |
Full case name | Teleprompter Corp. et al. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al. |
Citations | 415 U.S. 394 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc. v. Teleprompter Corp., 476 F.2d 338 (2d Cir. 1973); cert. granted, 414 U.S. 817 (1973) |
Holding | |
Receiving a television broadcast from a "distant" source does not constitute a "performance". | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stewart, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist |
Concur/dissent | Blackmun |
Dissent | Douglas, joined by 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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[edit]- Text of Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting, 415 U.S. 394 (1974) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)