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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 #:
000453
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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Defendants' Exhibit No. 133. 2903 we Lave sent of over 300 cards. I presume it to be complete. It is taken from our card records. Mr. Kingsley : I offer it in evidence. Mr. Grosvenor : I make the same objection to this exhibit (133) as I made to this entire examination, that it is immaterial and irrelevant and lias no bearing on any of the issues. The list produced by the witness and offered in evidence by defendants is marked by the Examiner "Defendants1 Exhibit No. 133," and is as follows: Defendants' Exhibit No. 133. THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CENSORSHIP OF MOTION PICTURES Established by the People's Institute 70 Fifth Avenue New York City, N. Y. The information contained in this list is intended solely for the benefit of the organizations, civic officials and official correspondents of the Board to whom it may be sent. It is not intended for the Trade, the general public, newspapers, etc., until at least after the date of release of any particular picture. Criticism of specific pictures will be given the fullest attention if forwarded to the Secretary of the Board. Bulletin of the National Board of Censorship for week ending February 21, 1914. MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY 1 The Long Cold Night Essanay Presto Willie, Magician a Lord Chumley 4 Reels Biograph Shorty Makes a Bet u Blaine the Tailor a Grass County Goes Dry 2 Reels Essanay The Warning u The Girl, The Cop, the Burglar a The Counter Melody u Sophie's Birthday Party a