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 #:
00011
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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INDEX. Ill ENSOR, J. M. : PAGE Direct Examination 1126-1135 Cross Examination 1135-1137 Redirect Examination 1137-1138 Fox, William : Direct Examination 058 700 Cross Examination 781 795 Redirect Examination 795 796 Recross Examination 796 797 Graham, J. C. : Direct Examination 1226-1238 Cross Examination 1238-1244 Henry, J. Henkel: Direct Examination 1101-1104 Cross Examination 1104-1111 Redirect Examination 1112 Hopp, Joseph: Direct Examination 1058-1078 Cross Examination 1078-1082 K arson, Louis: Direct Examination 1093-1099 Cross Examination 1099-1101 Lessy, Michael : Direct Examination 1163-1167 Cross Examination 1167-1170 Redirect Examination 1170 Lodge, James J. : Direct Examination 1171-1174 Cross Examination 1174-1189 Redirect Examination 1189-1190 Recross Examination 1190-1205