The museum maintained throughout the controversy that the vase had been privately owned for over fifty years. The author examines both sides of the dispute and concludes that the museum's finding of private ownership, originally made at the time of purchase, is still correct. Monroe E. Price Advocating an active role for the state in promoting the arts, Professor Price surveys current government involvement in the arts and suggests numerous provocative innovations. The three major television networks are the targets of antitrust suits brought by the Justice Department to challenge program procurement practices under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. The author examines the challenged network practice against the framework of the antitrust laws, explores the applicability of the antitrust laws to television as a regulated industry, and assesses the possible outcome of the suits on the merits.
Few books address the relationship between law and the theater.
The author reviews two works which deal with this subject at least indirectly and which offer useful insights into the legal aspects of theatrical financing. In addition, the books provide a general perspective, both historical and contemporary, into the problems of theatrical productions.