block booking

block-booking, n. Copyright. In the licensing or use of movies, the practice by film distributors of conditioning the license or use on the acceptance of an entire package or block of films, which typically includes unwanted or inferior films. • In United States v. Loew’s, Inc., 371 U.S. 38, 83 S.Ct. 97 (1962), the U.S. Supreme Court condemned block-booking as an illegal tying arrangement that violates the Sherman Act.

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