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 2
Leaf #:
00010
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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11 INDEX. Bennethum, George W. : page Direct Examination 900 904 Cross Examination 904 905 Boone, Acton R. : Direct Examination 1205-1209 Cross Examination 1210-1211 Redirect Examination 1211-1212 Recross Examination 1212-1213 Redirect Examination, Continued 1213-1214 Recross Examination, Continued 1214-1216 Boyer, Charles W. : Direct Examination 1019-1022 Cross Examination 1023-1027 Carlton, James L. : Direct Examination 770 781 Cross Examination 799 800 Clapham, A. J. : Direct Examination 1028-1033 Cross Examination 1033-1057 Redirect Examination 1057 Recross Examination 1057 D every, William : Direct Examination 832 857 Cross Examination 984 991 Cross Examination, Continued 994-1001 Redirect Examination 1001-1004 Recross Examination 1004-1006 Redirect Examination, Continued 1006-1006 Redirect Examination, Continued 1089-1090 Recross Examination, Continued 1090-1092 Redirect Examination, Continued 1092