Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting

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]

Full case nameTeleprompter Corp. et al. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.

Citations415 U.S. 394 (more)

94 S. Ct. 1129; 39 L. Ed. 2d 415; 181 U.S.P.Q. 65

PriorColumbia Broad. Sys., Inc. v. Teleprompter Corp., 476 F.2d 338 (2d Cir. 1973); cert. granted, 414 U.S. 817 (1973)

MajorityStewart, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist

Quick facts Argued January 7, 1974 Decided March 4, 1974, Full case name ...

Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting
Supreme Court of the United States
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) 94 S. Ct. 1129; 39 L. Ed. 2d 415; 181 U.S.P.Q. 65
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".
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
Majority	Stewart, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist
Concur/dissent	Blackmun
Dissent	Douglas, joined by Burger

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