Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

NAVA HIT BY COURT DECREE i he National Audio-Visual Association (NAVA) has been liil by a judgment of the I'. S. District Court in an action brou^lit under th'j Sherman Act bv the .\ntiTrust Division of tlie De]>artnKnt of Justice. I'he orgaiii/ation ckni' s the substantive allegations but, without prejudice as to the facts, has consjnted to a decree which forbids it to do some things which it never contemplated at any time, and •dso some practices which in the |)ast it contends have been solely for the benefit of the users of audio-visual cc]uipment served by NAV.-V members. The organization is henceforth forbidden to publish information on presailing trade-in allowances or rentals on used ecjuipment, or to "induce" manufacturers to grant exclusive dealer territories, or to refrain from selling to any person or group, or to ex tend discounts to nondealers. NAVA also agrees, under the decree, "not to reproduce or jiublicize any form or type of bid specification for the sale, rental or servicing of any audio-visual cciuipment," nor to prepare, disseminate or approve any type of bid specifications, nor to persuade any other person to put out such specifications. Another section of the decree enjoins N.AVA from "Permitting any inanufacturer of audio-visual equipment to participate in the management, direction or control of NAVA bv advisory coinmittecs or individual manufacturer or other committees of manufacturers." This would seem to put an end to the gradually improved relationship under which manufacturers' representatives have collaborated with NAVA in the improvement of consumer information and services. .•\s a matter of fact these manufacturer representatives have never exercised "control," they are in an advisory capacity only, without vote, at Board meetings, and even their specific recoinmendations on such practical details as the location and time table of trade shows have often been ignored by the NAVA board. The horizon of leading equipment makers is, quite understandably, generally higher and broader than that of the local dealer. The manufacturers' concept of longer-range needs of the consumer public has proved an invaluable complement to the more immediate concerns of the local dealer. It is difficult to see how this forcible divorce serves any worthy consumer interest, or any really legitimate competitive business end. essential instruments of education PENTRON HI-FI TAPE RECORDERS Pentron recorders have no equal for simple operation, dependability and professional quality sound. New exclusive design features make them completely unlike any others in the world. Specify Pentron— the best recorder buy! Gadget-free features include: one control for all operations, automatic index counter, accurate record level indicator, built in automatic shut-off and extended range amplifier and speaker system. May be used as P.A. system without extra accessories. NOW AVAflABLE! Separate tape components for installation in language laboratories, etc. Low in cost, Pentron components include the "TAPE TEACHER FEATURE" now used by leading colleges and universities for a wide range of essential applications. for descriptive lileratur* THE PENTRON CORPORATION 791 S. Tripp Ave. Chicago 24, Illinois ...-^.j..,.,^... , Yellow Pages □ Send full color literature I I on Pentron recorder!. LJ Name^ Send brochure on tape component syitemi. Address Cify and State. in Canada: Alias Radio Ltd., Toronto EdScreen & AV Guide — November, 1957 529