Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States, 345 U.S. 594 (1953), is an antitrust law decision by the United States Supreme Court.[1] In a 5–4 decision it held that a tie-in sale of morning and evening newspaper advertising space does not violate the Sherman Antitrust Act, because there was no market dominance in the tying product.[2]
| Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States | |
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| Argued March 11, 1953 Decided May 24, 1953 | |
| Full case name | Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States |
| Citations | 345 U.S. 594 (more) 73 S. Ct. 872; 97 L. Ed. 2d 1277; 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2716 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 105 F. Supp. 670 (E.D. La. 1952); probable jurisdiction noted, 73 S. Ct. 173 (1952). |
| Holding | |
| A publisher selling only combined insertions appearing in both its morning and evening papers does not violate the Sherman Act | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Clark, joined by Vinson, Reed, Frankfurter, Jackson |
| Dissent | Burton, joined by Black, Douglas, Minton |
| Laws applied | |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | |
See also
edit- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 345
- Jefferson Parish Hospital Dist. No. 2 v. Hyde (1984), a case involving "tying arrangements"
- United States v. Loew's Inc. (1962), a case on product bundling
References
edit- ^ Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States, 345 U.S. 594 (1953).
- ^ Turner, Donald F. (1958). "The Validity of Tying Arrangements under the Antitrust Laws". Harvard Law Review. 72 (1): 50–75. doi:10.2307/1338363. JSTOR 1338363.
Further reading
edit- Markovits, Richard S. (1967). "Tie-ins, Reciprocity, and the Leverage Theory". Yale Law Journal. 76 (7): 1397–1472. doi:10.2307/794828. JSTOR 794828.
- Wollenberg, Keith K. (1987). "An Economic Analysis of Tie-In Sales: Re-Examining the Leverage Theory". Stanford Law Review. 39 (3): 737–760. doi:10.2307/1228764. JSTOR 1228764.
External links
edit- Text of Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States, 345 U.S. 594 (1953) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress
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