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 (1914)

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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:
1914
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 5
Leaf #:
00031
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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Petitioner's Exhibit No. 253. 2481 America, Wm. T. Rock, Albert Smith and J. Stuart Blackton ; Williams, Browne & Earle, J. Carrick. Representing the film renters : Buffalo — Powers Machine and Film Exchange, J. A. Schuchert. Cleveland — Cleveland Film Renting Company, 0. H. Peckham. Columbus — Ohio Film Exchange, J. W. Melchoir. Chicago — Chicago Film Exchange, Max Lewis; Globe Film Service Company, J. Sehuchat; Eugene Cline & Co., Eugene Cline; Laemmle Film Service, Carl Laemmle; W. H. Swanson & Co., W. H. Swanson; Standard Film Exchange, Joseph Hopp; Theatre Film Service Company, F. C. Aiken. Cincinnati — Southern Film Exchange, Thos. A. Reilly; The Nolan Film Exchange (Inc.), J. A. Nolan and E. R. Shaw. Detroit — National Film Company, Phil Gleichman; Michigan Film and Supply Company, Chas. J. Strong. Kansas City — Yale Film Renting Company, A. D. Flintom and C. F. Mensing. New York — Miles Bros., Herbert I. Miles and D. MacDonald; Alfred Weiss Film Exchange, Alfred Weiss; Ilarstn & Co., Alfred Harstn. Philadelphia — Kohl Film Renting Company, Chas. W. Kohl; Electric Theater Supply Company, Harry Scliwalbe. Pittsburg — Pittsburg Calcium Light Company, R. A. Rowland and J. S. Clark; Pennsylvania Film Exchange, Chas. A. Taylor and Paul Gaultrough; Duquesne Amusement Supply Company, L. Kreiger, S. Warner and II. M. Warner; Fort Pitt Film Supply Company, Dave Margoff and D. S. Johnson; American Film Exchange, J. L. Reilly and John P. Robinson ; Columbia Film Exchange, A. S. Davis. Toledo — Superior Film Supply Company, S. S. Richard; Toledo Film Exchange, H. E. Smith and L. M. Salsgiver. Detroit — Detroit Film Exchange, W. H. Goodfellow. Birmingham, Ala. — W. Pechlje. In addition to the above, letters and telegrams were received from several renting agencies, expressing full approval with the objects of the conference.