United States v. Loew's Inc.

United States v. Loew's Inc.

Argued October 16, 1962
Decided November 5, 1962
Full case name United States v. Loew's Incorporated et al.
Citations

371 U.S. 38 (more)

83 S.Ct. 97, 9 L.Ed.2d 11
Prior history Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Holding
Block booking of movies—the offer of only a combined assortment of movies to an exhibitor—violates antitrust laws.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Goldberg, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Clark, Brennan, White
Dissent Harlan, joined by Stewart
Laws applied
Sherman Antitrust Act

United States v. Loew's Inc., 371 U.S. 38 (1962), was an antitrust case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that block booking of movies—the offer of only a combined assortment of movies to an exhibitor—violates the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Besides its legal consequences, the court's decision had an impact on economic theory, explaining product bundling as a form of price discrimination.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. Stigler, George J. (1963). "United States v. Loew's Inc.: A Note on Block-Booking". Supreme Court Review 1963: 152–157. JSTOR 3108731.
  2. Adams, William James; Yellen, Janet L. (1976). "Commodity Bundling and the Burden of Monopoly". Quarterly Journal of Economics 90 (3): 475–498. doi:10.2307/1886045. JSTOR 1886045.
  3. Kenney, Roy W.; Klein, Benjamin (1983). "The Economics of Block Booking". Journal of Law and Economics 26 (3): 497–540. doi:10.1086/467048. JSTOR 725036.


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