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 6
Leaf #:
00010
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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iv petitioner's exhibits. DEFENDANTS' EVIDENCE IN SURREBUTTAL. (Pages 3427-3434.) Henry, Thomas Yarrow: page Direct Examination 3431-3433 Wright, William : Direct Examination 3427-3428 Cross Examination 3428-3430 Redirect Examination 3430 Redirect Examination 3431 Recross Examination 3430-3431 Defendants' Evidence in Surrebuttal 3427-3434 Petitioner's Evidence in Rebuttal 3328-3425 Stipulation re Defendants' Exhibit No. 104, being Docket Entries of Dyer & Dyer, etc. . . 3092 Stipulation as to Custody of Defendants' Exhibits Nos. 174 to 183, inclusive 3313 STIPULATION as to Letters Patent, Defendants' Exhibits Nos. 185 to 201, inclusive 3320 Stipulation as to Return of Exhibits 3424 Stipulation Waiving Signatures of Witnesses.. 3435 Stipulation as to Certification of Record 3435