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 #:
000264
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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3270 Defendants' Exhibit No. 184. Defendants' Exhibit No. 184. SUITS BROUGHT ON THE CAMERA PATENT No. 12,037 AFTER THE ASSIGNMENT OF THAT PATENT TO THE MOTION PICTURE PATENTS CO. Defendants. Bill Filed District Injunction Granted Oklahoma Natural Mutoscene Co. May 10, 1909 New York Motion Picture Co. Aug. 21, 1909 Film Import & Trading Co. Aug. 26, 1909 Centaur Film Co. et al. Nov. 6, 1909 Pantograph Corporation Nov. 29, 1909 Carl Laemmle &. Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America Dec. 11, 1909 Actophone Co. Dec. 24, 1909 David Horsley Jan. 31, 1910 Great Western Film Co. May 4, 1910 Pacific Life Motion Picture Manufacturing Co. June 27, 1910 The Champion Film Co. Aug. 23, 1910 Thanhouser Co. Sept. 9, 1910 Yankee Film Co. Nov. 7, 1910 William Steiner et al. Nov. 12, 1910 Carlton Motion Picture Laboratories Nov. 14, 1910 The Powers Co. Nov. 19, 1910 Adam Kessel, Jr., et al. Nov. 28, 1910 Fred Siegert & F. Berg Mch. 18, 1911 C. Laemmle and Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America Mch. 27, 1911 J. Frank Whitfield Apr. 4, 1911 Chas. F. Jenkins May 8, 1911 Sup. Ct. Dist. Columbia May 16, 1909 East. Dist. N. Y. Dec. 23, 1910 South. Dist. N. Y. Sept. 17, 1909 South. Dist. N. Y. Aug. 30, 1910 South. Dist. N. Y. Mar. 21, 1910 South. Dist. N. Y. Mar. 21, 1910 South. Dist. N. Y. Jan. 13, 1910 Dist. of New Jersey Apr. 7, 1910 North. Dist. Calif. May 23, 1910 North. Dist. Calif. Aug. 8, 1910 South. Dist. N. Y. Oct. 26, 1910 South. Dist. N. Y South. Dist. N. Y. Jan. 10, 1911 South. Dist. N. Y. Jan. 10, 1911 East. Dist. N. Y. Dec. 27, 1910 South. Dist. N. Y East. Dist. N. Y South. Dist. Calif. Mch. 28, 1911 South. Dist. N. Y North. Dist. of Cal. May 8, 1911 Supt. Ct. Dist. Columbia