In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants (1913)

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Record Details:

Title:
In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants
Date:
1913
Publisher:
New York, Appeal Printing Co.
Volume:
In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants : record volume 1
Leaf #:
000128
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
These seven volumes contain the testimonies and supporting documents from the U.S. District Court's antitrust lawsuit against the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC). Formed in 1908, the MPPC (sometimes referred to asœ"the Edison Trust" or just "the Trust") sought to control the American film industry through pooling patents and demanding that producers and exhibitors acquire licenses to those patents. Independent producers and exhibitors, who refused to license the patents, argued that the MPPC was an unlawful monopoly. In 1912 and 1913, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania heard testimonies from both MPPC members, such as Siegmund Lubin, and "Independents" who later became Hollywood moguls, such as William Fox. Ultimately, in 1915, the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which found the MPPC in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and spelled the end for the already weakening MPPC. -- Eric Hoyt, 2012
Date Added:
September 12, 2024
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10G Bulletins to Exhibitors. EXCHANGE LICENSES TO BE CANCELLED. The Patents Company to-day notified the following Exchanges that on and after March 15, 1909, the license agreement they had entered into with this Company would be terminated: Philadelphia Film Exchange, 1229 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Wh. H. Swanson & Co., 160 Lake Street, Chicago, 111. Win, H. Swanson & Co., of Omaha, 405 Karbach Block, Omaha, Neb. Win. H. Swanson, St. Louis Film Co., 200 N. 7th Street, St. Louis, Mo. NEW APPLICATIONS FROM EXHIBITORS. Rules for All Applications After March 1, 1909. On and after March 1, 1909, the Patents Company will divide all applications from exhibitors into the two folic nving classes: 1. Established theatres who at the time of the application are showing moving pictures. 2. New theatres which either have not been opened as yet or which have not as yet been showing moving pictures. The conditions governing each class of applications are as follows: (1) ESTABLISHED THEATRES. Any theatre which has been showing motion pictures continuously from on or before February 1st to the time of application, may apply for a license to the Patents Company direct or through any licensed Exchange upon the form of application which will be furnished, paying at the same time a f 10 license fee, which amount, together with the application, must be at once forwarded to the Patents Company. In all cases of this class, the exhibitor's service may