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 #:
000260
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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23S Harry N. Marvin, Direct Examination. 1 continuous shortage because I do not want to have a big stock come in after an arrangement is made. Very truly yours, KLEINE OPTICAL COMPANY, Per G. K. BRANCH OFFICES: New York, N. Y., G62-6G4 Sixth Ave. Montreal, Canada, La Patrie Building. Denver, Colo., 302 Boston Building. 2 Seattle, Wash., 309 Mehlborn Bldg. Des Moines, Iowa, 229 Commercial Bldg. Indianapolis, Ind., 214 Traction Building. Birmingham, Ala., Harrington Building, 2OO8V2 Third Ave. Kleine Optical Co. of Missouri, St. Louis, Mo. 523 Commercial Building, Sixth and Olive Sts. Petitioner's Exhibit No. 69. Nov. 2/08. Mr. Geo. Kleine, c/o Kleine Optical Co., 52 State St., Chicago, 111. Dear Mr. Kleine : Replying to your two favors of the 30th, in case Mr. TYckham writes us for film, we will refer him to our Chicago office, The Kleine Optical Co. In reference to the Montreal matter, I am very sorry to note you are having so much trouble and while we wish to assist you in every manner, I hesitate very much to take this subject up at this time. It appears to be only a matter of days now when some definite results will be reached. Mr. Philipp, after a considerable absence, took up the license agreement for Mr. Berst last week and I spent two or three days with him in conference. He is