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)

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 4
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:
July 25, 2024
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INDEX. Ill PAGE Edwards, Calvin S. : Direct Examination 2305-2374 Cross Examination 2374-2382 Redirect Examination 2382-2383 Recross Examination 2383-2385 Recross Examination, Continued 2463 Etris, Robert: Direct Examination 2058-2064 Direct Examination, Continued 2112-2116 Cross Examination 2186-2196 Redirect Examination 2196-2197 Recross Examination 2197 Gilligham, Albert J. : Direct Examination 2199-2220 Cross Examination 2220-2226 Redirect Examination 2226-2227 Recross Examination 2227 (J off, Albert W. : Direct Examination 2342-2348 Cross Examination 2463-24 66 Redirect Examination 2400-240S Recross Examination 2468 Creexbfrg, Abraham: Direct Examination 2100-2104 Cross Examination 2104-2106 Redirect Examination 2106 Recross Examination 2106 1 1 a xsex, Matthew : Direct Examination 2052-2056 Cross Examination 2056 2057 Redirect Examination 2057