The United States of America, petitioner, v. Motion Picture Patents Company and others, defendants (1912)

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ORIGINAL PETITION, EXHIBIT 3. 57 the latter has the exclusive right to make and sell such ^'licensed film/' not to knowingly furnish or sell, in the "territory aforesaid/' except ''for export/' sensitized film for the commercial production of negative and positive motion pictures to anyone but the Licensee, and the additional licensees hereinafter provided for, except to the extent of 2i per cent of the total amount of such ''licensed film" supplied by such manufacturer to the parties to the license agreements referred to in paragraph (c) during the year preceding June 20, 1909, and to the Licensee and the additional licensees hereinafter provided for, during any one year thereafter during the continuance of such agreement, which amount such manufacturer shall have the right to furnish or sell, in the "territory aforesaid," to persons not engaged in the business of manufacturing, leasing, selling, loaning, renting out, or otherwise disposing of or dealing in motion pictures in the "territory aforesaid"; and with the further exception that such manufacturer may also reserve the right to manufacture and sell sensitized film suitable for the commercial production of negative and positive motion pictures, of a width not to exceed approximately one (1) inch in the "territory aforesaid," to persons, firms, and corporations engaged in the business of manufacturing, leasing, selling, loaning, renting out, or otherwise disposing of or dealing in motion pictures in the " territory aforesaid," but upon the condition that in case any of them produces thereon any picture greater in size than approximately three-quarters (J) of an inch on a line either parallel to or at right angles to the edge of such film, and such manufacturer has knowledge thereof, such manufacturer will cease supplying such film to any person, firm, or corporation so doing; and with the further exception that such manufacturer may also reserve the right to manufacture and sell in the "territory aforesaid" such sensitized film suitable for the commercial production of negative and positive motion pictures of any width, to persons, firms, and corporations now having an established business of manufacturing motion pictures in any country foreign to the United States, who now manufacture negative and positive