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BERNSTEIN v. UNIVERSAL PICTURES, INC.

No. 72 Civ. 542-CLB.

379 F.Supp. 933 (1974)

Elmer BERNSTEIN et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNIVERSAL PICTURES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

June 28, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Battle, Fowler, Lidstone, Jaffin, Pierce & Kheel, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City, for defendant Walt Disney Productions, Inc.

Shea, Gould, Climenko & Kramer, New York City, for defendant Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Inc.

Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for defendant Nat'l Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, New York City, for defendant American Broadcasting Companies Inc.

Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, for defendants Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. & Paramount Pictures Corp., & MCA, Inc. & Universal City Studios, Inc.

Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon, New York City, for defendants Warner Bros., Inc., & Warner Communications, Inc. & Columbia Pictures Inc., & Transamerica Corp., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., United Artists Corp. and Assoc. of Motion Pictures & Television Producers, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

BRIEANT, District Judge.

This class action was commenced on February 7, 1972 by 71 composers and lyricists as named party plaintiffs. These authors and composers of original words and music for motion picture and television films sue on behalf of themselves, and all others similarly situated. Defendants are motion picture and television producers. The Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers, Inc. (hereinafter "AMPTP"), a trade association...

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