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No. 397921
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States of America, and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., McA Inc., Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and Warner Communications, Inc., Witnesses/appellants v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., United States of America, and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., McA Inc., Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and Warner Communications, Inc., Witnesses/appellants v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
No. 397921 · Decided January 22, 1982
No. 397921·Ninth Circuit · 1982·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
January 22, 1982
Citation
No. 397921
Disposition
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United States of America, and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., McA Inc., Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and Warner Communications, Inc., Witnesses/appellants v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., United States of America, and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., McA Inc., Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and Warner Communications, Inc., Witnesses/appellants v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
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This case was decided on January 22, 1982.
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