Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.
Lawlor, trading as Independent Poster Exchange v. National Screen Service Corp.
Lawlor v. Nat'l Screen Serv. Corp., 362 U.S. 922 (1960)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 4 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.
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(independent decisions by various film producers to grant exclusive licenses to particular company to provide film accessories does not constitute per se violation of antitrust laws)
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("[C]ustomary practice is not ordinary care; it is but evidence of ordinary care.")
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(mere accumulation of copyright licenses is not an antitrust violation)
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