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 #:
000370
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Government & Law
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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348 William H. Swanson, Direct Examination. Laemmle Film Service, Omaha, Neb. Chicago Film Exchange, Omaha, Neb. Oklahoma Film Exchange, Oklahoma City. Miles Bros., Portland, Ore. Eugene Cline & Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Chicago Film Exchange, Seattle, Wash. Edison Display Co., Seattle, Wash. Kleine Optical Co., Seattle, Wash. CANADA. L. E. Ouimet, G24 St. Catherine, E., Montreal. FILM MANUFACTURERS. Edison Mfg. Co., 10 Fifth Ave., New York. Essanay Film Mfg. Co., Inc., 501 Wells St., Chicago, 111. Kalem Company, 131 W. 24th St., New York. S. Lubin, 21 S. 8th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Geo. Melies, 204 E. 38th St., New York. Pathe Freres, 41 W. 25th St., New York. Pathe Freres, 35 Randolph St., Chicago, 111. Selig Polyscope Co., 41 Peck Court, Chicago, 111. Vitagraph Co., 116 Nassau St., New York. Q. Now, of the list which has been just offered in evidence (Exhibit 90), the branches represented by Kleine Optical Company left the association shortly after the date here given, namely, February the 8th, 1908? A. Yes, they drew out a short time after that. Q. And did some of the renters whose names are given on this page as not being members of the Film Service Association after that date, namely, February 8th, 1908, join the association? A. Some of that list joined the association and others that are not on that list joined it. Q. Please indicate the names which are on this page (referring to Petitioner's Exhibit No. 90) who afterwards joined the association, and therefore should be included in the list of members of the association? A. Shiller Film Exchange, Imperial Moving Picture Company, New York Film Exchange, Cincinnati Film Exchange, Superior Film