LAW 642 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Renting
30 May 2020
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Every time competitor filed with administrative body for a license, d would automatically oppose the license without regard to the outcome of the challenge, using the administrative delays as a means to frustrate competition. Court ruled that abuse of the governmental proceedings constituted sham political action which is not protected by noerr immunity. Columbia pcitures lost copyright infringement claim intended to prevent hotel company from selling movie rental machines to other hotels. Here, the court found probable cause for bringing the suit, so there was no violation. Firms lobbied non-governmental standard-setting body to promulgate regulations with anticompetitive effect, anticipating that the government will adopt these standards and give them the force of law, as they have previously done. Legislature: because first amendment interest is strongest in the legislative context, noerr immunity is available even if effectuated via bribery/misrepresentation. (city of.
