United States v. Broadcast Music, Inc
Case Number: 1:1964cv03787
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
Presiding Judge: Louis L. Stanton
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1337 Sherman-Clayton Act
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 155 ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY PROTOCOL: The Parties (as defined below) mutually agree to the following protocol (the "Protocol") relating to the Production of Documents (as defined below) and electronically stored information ("ESI") for the above-captioned action. SO ORDERED, with the further caveat that nothing in this Protocol excuses the parties from their obligation to comply with Rule 4 of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases, which governs redacted and sealed filings and further set forth in this Order. (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 1/11/2024) (rro)
May 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 150 MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER re: (149 in 1:64-cv-03787-LLS) Letter filed by Broadcast Music, Inc. : Consistent with the provisions contained in the portions of the statute and the Consent Decree quoted in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, this Court direc ts the Clerk to: Sever all portions of the RMLC Petition which seek the setting by a Rate Court of an ASCAP reasonable license fee under the ASCAP Decree, and assign them by the standard electronic method of selection of a Judge of this Court other than Judge Cote and Judge Cronan who does not have an application for the determination of a reasonable license and to whom no action has been assigned in which a judgment has been entered retaining jurisdiction over any music performing rights licensing organization. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 5/26/2023) (ml) Transmission to Civil Case Openings Clerk for processing.
October 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 147 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE: The motion of Molly M. Barron for admission to practice pro hac vice in the above captioned action is granted. Applicant has declared that she is a member in good standing of the Bar of the Dis trict of Columbia and the Bar of the State of Maryland and that her contact information is as follows: Molly M. Barron. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Applicant is admitted to practice pro hac vice in the above-captioned case in the United States Distri ct Court for the Southern District of New York. All attorneys appearing before this Court are subject to the Local Rules of this Court, including the Rules governing discipline of attorneys. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 10/19/2022) (rro)
July 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 136 ORDER (re: 18 cv 8749): non-party Ticketmaster must produce documentsshowing the total amount, including the service fee, that consumers paid to attend each concert since January 1, 2014. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 7/26/2021) (ml)
November 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 133 CONSENT MOTION TO EXTEND CASE DEADLINES: WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Court extend each of the deadlines set forth in the Scheduling Order, and grant the following amended schedule: All party document discovery to be comple ted by March 5, 2021. All fact depositions to be completed by May 26, 2021. Notwithstanding the May 26, 2021 fact deposition deadline, any party witness identified as a trial witness after such date, who was not deposed during fact discovery, wil l be made available for deposition within a reasonable time prior to trial. All other fact discovery, including Interrogatories, Request for Admissions, and discovery from non-party fact witnesses, will be completed by May 26, 2021. Status Confe rence set for 6/4/2021 at 12:00 PM before Judge Louis L. Stanton. Expert rebuttal reports are to be exchanged on or before July 23, 2021. Expert discovery, including all expert depositions, will be completed on August 23, 2021. (Deposition due by 8/23/2021., Expert Discovery due by 8/23/2021., Fact Discovery due by 5/26/2021.) (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 11/19/2020) (rro)
March 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 131 ORDER: that Exhibits A, B, and C attached to the Order dated March 23, 2020 will be filed under seal for a period not exceeding 30 days to allow for the orderly implementation of the Parties' Agreement. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 3/23/2020) (ml)
September 16, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 100 OPINION AND DECLARATORY JUDGMENT. The phrase in Art. II (C) of the Consent Decree defining BMI's repertory as "those compositions, the right of public performance of which [BMI] has the right to license or sublicense" is descriptive, n ot prescriptive. The "right of public performance" is left undefined as to scope or form, to be determined by processes outside the Consent Decree. The Consent Decree neither bars fractional licensing nor requires full-work licensing. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 9/16/2016) (rjm) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/16/2016: # 1 Right to Appeal Form #1, # 2 Right to Appeal #2) (rjm).
May 28, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 83 OPINION AND ORDER. The petition is granted and the rate for the BMI-Pandora license is set at 2.5% of revenue for the years 2013 through 2016. BMI's AFBL formula is adopted and Pandora is entitled to an advertising agency commission deducti on of up to 15% of third-party costs. So ordered. re: (110 in 1:13-cv-04037-LLS) LETTER MOTION for Conference regarding modification of Protective Order addressed to Judge Louis L. Stanton from Atara Miller, Esq. dated October 2, 2014 filed by Broadcast Music, Inc. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 5/27/2015) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:13-cv-04037-LLS, 1:64-cv-03787-LLS (rjm)
December 19, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 61 OPINION & ORDER re: (22 in 1:13-cv-04037-LLS) MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment filed by Pandora Media, Inc.: Pandora's motion is denied. The relevant compositions are not within BMI's repertory, and it lacks the power to license them to any applicant, including Pandora. Nothing in this opinion affects the right of licensees to continue to perform the withdrawn compositions under presently-existing licenses. They were legal when made, and the rights they granted are not to be altered retroactively. As far as this ruling is concerned, they continue according to their terms until their expiration. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 12/18/2013) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:13-cv-04037-LLS, 1:64-cv-03787-LLS (tn)
May 4, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER: It is ordered, that Magistrate Judge Black's Report and Recommendation is adopted in all respects, and the case of P.I.G. Inc. d/b/a/ The Blind Pig and West 6th Street partners Inc. d.b.a Velvet Dog v. Broadcast Music, Inc., 08Civ. 730 (S.D.Ohio) is closed in accordance with the Report and Recommendation. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 5/1/09) (js)
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