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 #:
000432
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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2882 Charles O. Baumann, Direct Examination. Q. Was his exchange formerly a member of the F. S. A.? A. Yes. Q. I call your attention to Globe Film Service, 1073 East Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois. Do you know who owned or operated that? A. Yes, a man named Baker. Q. Did he formerly belong to the F. S. A.? A. Yes. Q. I call your attention to the Hudson Film Company, 138 East 14th Street, New York City. Do you know who owned or operated that exchange? A. Yes, Harstn. Q. Was Harstn a former member of the F. S. A.? A. Yes, doing business under the Harstn Film Exchange. Q. I call your attention to Laemmle Film Service, 196 Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois; Laemmle Film Service, 25G Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Laemmle Film Service, 1517 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska; Laemmle Film Service Alliance, Pantages Building, Portland, Oregon. Do you know who owned or operated those four exchanges? A. All excepting the Laemmle Film Service Alliance, Pantages Building, New Orleans, I know that Laemmle operated them. Q. Were those four exchanges formerly licensed? A. Yes. Q. I call your attention to the Michigan Film & Supply Company, Union Trust Building, Detroit, Michigan. Do you know who owned or operated that exchange? A. A man named Klatt. Q. Do you know whether or not his exchange was formerly a licensed one? A. F. S. A. Q. I call your attention to Miles Brothers, 790 Turk Street, San Francisco, California. Do you know who owned or operated that exchange? A. Earle Miles. Q. Was this exchange formerly a licensed exchange? A. Yes. Q. I call your attention to the Philadelphia Film Exchange, 931 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Do you know who owned or operated that exchange? A. Lessy and Karson. Q. Do you know whether or not that was formerly a licensed exchange? A. It was. Q. I call your attention to William Steiner Film Exchange, 110 Fourth Avenue, New York City. Do you know who owned or operated that exchange? A. Yes. Q. Who? A. Steiner.