Unites States of America v. Apple, Inc. et al

Filing 130

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 114 MOTION to Intervene for Purposes of Appeal.. Document filed by Bob Kohn. (Brower, Steven) Modified on 9/21/2012 (db).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff,
v.
APPLE, INC.,
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, INC.,
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, L.L.C.
VERLAGSGRUPPE GEORG VON
HOLTZBRINK PUBLISHERS, LLC
d/b/a MACMILLAN,
THE PENGUIN GROUP,
A DIVISION OF PEARSON PLC,
PENGUIN GROUP (USA), INC. and
SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No.12-CV-2826 (DLC)

MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN REPLY TO OPPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES
TO MOTION BY BOB KOHN FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF APPEAL

Table of Authorities
Cases
Broadcast Music v. CBS, 441 U.S. 1 (1979) ................................................................................................. 3
Buckeye Coal & Ry.Co. v. Hocking Valley Ry. Co., 269 U.S. 42, 49 (1925)................................................ 5
Country Squire Assocs. v.Rochester Comm.Sav. Bank, Inc., 203 B.R.182, 183 (2d Cir. BAP 1996) .......... 7
Flying J Inc. v. Van Hollen, 578 F.3d 569 (7th Cir. 2009) ...................................................................... 4,5,7
FTC. v. Indiana Fed’n of Dentists, 476 U.S. 447, 459 (1986),..................................................................... 3
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., 551 U.S.877 (2007) ................................................ 3
Mass. Sch of Law at Andover, Inc. v. United States ("MSL"), 118 F.3d 776 (D.C. Cir. 1997)............ 2,3,4,5
Massachusetts v. Microsoft Corp., 373 F.3d 1199, 1234-36 (D.C. Cir. 2004) ....................................... 4,5,7
McCarthy v. Kleindienst, 741 F.2d 1406 (D.C.Cir. 1984) ........................................................................... 4
NCAA v. Board of Regents, 468 U.S. 85 (1984) ........................................................................................... 3
Northeastern Telephone v. AT&T, 651 F.2d 76, 87-9 (2d Cir. 1981) .......................................................... 3
Northwest Wholesale Stationers v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co., 472 U.S. 284 (1985) ...................... 3
NYNEX Corp. v. Discon, Inc., 525 U.S. 128 (1998) ..................................................................................... 3
SEC v. United States Realty & Improvement Co., 310 U. S. 434, 459 (1940) ............................................. 4
United States v. American Tel. & Tel. Co., 642 F.2d 1287, 1290-94 (D.D.C. 1982) ................................ 1,6
United States v. American Tel. & Tel. Co., 552 F.Supp. 131 (D.D.C. 1982)................................................ 1
United States v. Keyspan Corp., 783 F. Supp.2d 633 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)........................................................ 3
United States v. LTV Corp., 746 F.2d 51 (D.C.Cir. 1984) ......................................................................... 1,2
United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v., 310 U. S. 150 (1940) .............................................................. 3
United States v. Thomson Corp., 1997-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶71,735, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1893 at *15
(D.C.C. February 27, 1997) ................................................................................................................... 2,7

Statutes
Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §2 ........................................................................................................................... 3
Tunney Act, 15 U.S.C. §16(f)(3) .................................................................................................................. 4

Rules
ANTITRUST GUIDELINES FOR THE LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (DOJ/FTC 1995) .................. 3
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 24 .......................................................................................... passim

Articles & Treatises
Al Kohn & Bob Kohn, KOHN ON MUSIC LICENSING (Wolters Kluwer, 4th Edition 2010) .......................... 2
Scott McCloud, UNDERSTANDING COMICS (HarperCollins, 1993) .............................................................. 2

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Court Documents *
Amicus Brief of Bob Kohn, 12-cv-2826, Docket No. 110 (September 4, 2012) ........................................... 2
Amicus Brief of Bob Kohn (proposed), 12-cv-2826, Docket No. 97 (August 13, 2012) .............................. 2
Competitive Impact Statement, 12-cv-02826, Docket No. 5 (April 11, 2012) ............................................. 3
Letter from Bob Kohn to Judge Cote, 12-cv-2826, Docket No. 122 (September 12, 2012) ........................ 3
Memo in Support of Kohn Motion to Intervene, 12-cv-2826, Docket No. 115 (September 7, 2012) .......... 3
Opinion & Order re: Amicus Participation, 12-cv-02826, Docket No. 108 (August 28, 2012) ................... 2
Opinion & Order re: Final Judgment, 12-cv-2826, Docket No. 113 (September 5, 2012) ........................... 3
Opinion & Order re: Stay & Intervention, 12-cv-2826, Docket No. 121 (September 10, 2012) .................. 1
Opp'n of U.S. to Kohn Motion to Intervene, 12-cv-02826, Docket No. 127 (September 17, 2012) ... passim
* The Court’s Docket is available at http://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2012cv02826/394628/.

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Dated: September 20, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

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BOB KOHN
BOB KOHN
(California Bar No. 100793)
140 E. 28th St.
New York, NY 10016
[phone]
[e-mail]

/s/ Steven Brower
By: _______________________
STEVEN BROWER [PRO HAC]
California Bar No. 93568
BUCHALTER NEMER
18400 Von Karman Ave., Suite 800
Irvine, California 92612-0514
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Pro Bono Counsel to Bob Kohn

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