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Bringing Down A Giant: The Monopoly Of Music Television, Margaret Brown
Bringing Down A Giant: The Monopoly Of Music Television, Margaret Brown
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This note details a history of Viacom, MTV and the dispute with Soul Train; explores some key aspects of antitrust law; applies this law to the facts of the Viacom case; and asks the courts to evaluate non-compete agreements under a different standard in the context of the music industry.
The Recording Industry, Minimum Advertised Pricing Policies And Non-Price Vertical Restraints Of Trade, M. Courtney Mccormick
The Recording Industry, Minimum Advertised Pricing Policies And Non-Price Vertical Restraints Of Trade, M. Courtney Mccormick
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Note argues that the recording industry's cooperative advertising programs do not run afoul of federal antitrust laws and, in fact, promote interbrand competition. It examines the implications of the cooperative advertising programs adopted by record companies in light of current federal antitrust law. Contrary to claims made by the FTC, the recording industry's actions can withstand antitrust scrutiny because Minimum Advertised Pricing ("MAP") policies serve pro-competitive business purposes. As will be discussed in further detail below, the recording industry has a legitimate interest in pursuing policies that help traditional music retailers stay in business in the face of crippling …