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RCA: Color Television and the Department of Justice (B)

By: Willy C. Shih and Gregory Dieterich
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:3
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Abstract

This case is a supplement to 614-072, which examines the early history of the color television receiver market, and the global consequences of an historic 1958 consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice that opened RCA's patents to licensing by domestic competitors royalty-free. This externality had a dramatic impact on the long-term health of the U.S. consumer electronics industry.

Keywords

Intellectual Property; Patents; Rights; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Business History; Technology; Hardware; Communications Industry; Media And Broadcasting Industry; Electronics Industry; United States; Japan

Citation

Shih, Willy C., and Gregory Dieterich. "RCA: Color Television and the Department of Justice (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 614-073, May 2014.
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Willy C. Shih

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