The ruling clears the way for the Department of Justice to end restrictions on studio practices.
A US federal judge has given approval for the nation’s Department of Justice (DoJ) to end the consent decrees that for more than 70 years have governed the relationship between the Hollywood studios and US cinemas.
The regulations – sometimes known as the Paramount Consent Decrees after the case that led to their formation – have long barred most of the studios from owning theatres and from employing practices such as block booking cinemas.
The judge’s ruling immediately ends the restriction on studio ownership of theatre chains and,...
A US federal judge has given approval for the nation’s Department of Justice (DoJ) to end the consent decrees that for more than 70 years have governed the relationship between the Hollywood studios and US cinemas.
The regulations – sometimes known as the Paramount Consent Decrees after the case that led to their formation – have long barred most of the studios from owning theatres and from employing practices such as block booking cinemas.
The judge’s ruling immediately ends the restriction on studio ownership of theatre chains and,...
- 8/7/2020
- by 31¦John Hazelton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
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