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Paramount Pictures, Inc., 334 U.S. 131 (1948) (also known as the Hollywood Antitrust Case of 1948, the Paramount Case, or the Paramount Decision), was a landmark United States Supreme Court antitrust case that decided the fate of film studios owning their own theatres and holding exclusivity rights on which theatres would show their movies.
- Frankfurter
- Douglas, joined by Vinson, Black, Reed, Murphy, Rutledge, Burton
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. et al.
The United States sued to restrain violations of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act by (1) five corporations which produce motion pictures and their respective subsidiaries or affiliates which distribute and exhibit films and own or control theaters, (2) two corporations which produce motion pictures and their subsidiaries which distribute films ...
Aug 7, 2020 · After a trial, the district court found that the defendants had engaged in a wide-spread conspiracy to illegally fix motion picture prices and monopolize both the film distribution and movie theatre markets. On appeal, the Supreme Court sustained those findings. See United States v. Paramount, 334 U.S. 131 (1948).
Nov 13, 2009 · On May 3, 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court issues a decision in U.S. v. Paramount Pictures, et al., the government’s long-running antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Pictures and...
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Distributing Corporation; and an order having been entered on April 21, 1949, severing and terminating, as of March 3, 1949, this action as against defendants Paramount Pictures, Inc. and Paramount Film Distributing Corporation; and an order having been entered on January 18, 1950 severing and terminating as of November 8, 1948; the action as ag...
UNITED STATES v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES, INC. ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 1948. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1948.
