''Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States'', 345 U.S. 594 (1953), is an
antitrust law decision by the
United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
. In a 5–4 decision it held that a
tie-in
A tie-in work is a work of fiction or other product based on a media property such as a film, video game, television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property. Tie-ins are authorized by the owners of the original prope ...
sale of morning and evening newspaper advertising space does not violate the
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author.
Th ...
, because there was no market dominance in the tying product.
See also
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 345
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Jefferson Parish Hospital Dist. No. 2 v. Hyde'' (1984), a case involving "tying arrangements"
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United States v. Loew's Inc.'' (1962), a case on
product bundling
References
Further reading
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External links
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1953 in United States case law
United States antitrust case law
United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Vinson Court
Business ethics cases
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