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375 U.S. 39 84 Supreme Court Reporter 8 11 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 SHENANDOAH VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC., et al.v.AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS. Number 323. Oct. 21, 1963. For Opinion on Rehearing see 627. Ralstone R. Irvine and Walter Mansfield, for petitioners. Arthur or Haw. Hawai‘i KFH45 A2 Dean, William Piel, Jr., Herman Finkelstein Lloyd N. Cutler, respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 In 1950 the District Southern of New York entered an amended consent decree in a government Sherman Act suit requiring ASCAP inter alia to 'grant any user making written application therefor non-exclusive license perform all compositions repertory' subject reasonable fee. On request petitioners refused fix fee and, as provided by decree, this was filed order The found that did not require issue type requested therefore, dismissed application. 208 F.Supp. 896. took appeal Appeals also perfected direct one under § 2 Expediting Act. 15 Code KF62 29. We here want jurisdiction, 371 540, 83 519, 9 508 (1963). Thereafter, there, 317 Federal Reporter, 2nd 90, ground appeals are 'routed' petition brings question once again. dismissal we heretofore based our unexpressed view from ancillary within Direct authorized only final judgments where is complainant. purpose expedite litigation 'great general importance' Government aggrieved party. See 36 Cong.Rec. 1679 (1903). controversy which disposed Court's entirely between private parties outside mainstream directly concerned. Compare Terminal Ass'n. St. Louis versus States, 266 17, 45 5, 69 L.Ed. 150; Aluminum company America 302 230, 58 178, 82 219. these circumstances, being rather than interlocutory, believe does lie 28 1291. therefore granted judgment reversed cause remanded consideration its merits. 3 It so ordered. 4 Judgment remanded. 5 Mr. Justice BLACK acquiesces because holding prior appeal.

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