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Watson v. Buck
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 26, 1941
Full case nameWatson v. Buck
Citations313 U.S. 387 (more)
Holding
The Copyright Act does not authorize copyright holders to violate valid antitrust laws.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
Harlan F. Stone · Owen Roberts
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy
Case opinion
MajorityBlack, joined by unanimous
Murphy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Copyright Act of 1909, Sherman Antitrust Act

Watson v. Buck, 313 U.S. 387 (1941), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Copyright Act does not authorize copyright holders to violate valid antitrust laws.[1]

Description

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In this case, the Supreme Court determined that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, which formed to centralize and organize the licensing of music performance rights, was an illegal trust.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Watson v. Buck, 313 U.S. 387 (1941).
  2. ^ "ASCAP Monoply Violates Sherman Act: Copyrights. Monopolies. ASCAP's Blanket Licensing of Performance Rights Enjoined in Suit by Movie Exhibitors". Stanford Law Review. 1949. pp. 538–546. doi:10.2307/1226378. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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