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 #:
000493
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. 220. 3345 ACTION. COURT. DATE. Biograph Co. vs. The International Film Traders, Inc., Essanay Film Mfg. Co. vs. The International Film Traders, Inc., Kalem Co. vs. The International Film Traders, Inc., George Kleine vs. The International Film Traders, Inc., Lubin Mfg. Co. vs. The International Film Traders, Inc., Pathe Freres vs. The International Film Traders, Inc., Selig Polyscope Co. vs. The International Film Traders, Inc., Vitagraph Co. of America vs. The International Film Traders, Inc., Biograph Co. vs. Jackson Hoyt, Edison Mfg. Co. vs. Jackson Hoyt, Essanay Film Mfg. Co. vs. Jackson Hoyt, Kalem Co. vs. Jackson Hoyt, George Kleine vs. Jackson Hoyt, Lubin Mfg. Co. vs. Jackson Hoyt, Pathe Freres vs. Jackson Hoyt, Selig Polyscope Co. vs. Jackson Hoyt, Biograph Co. vs. George Bradenburgh, Edison Mfg. Co. vs. George Bradenburgh, Essanay Film Mfg. Co. vs. George Bradenburgh, Kalem Co. vs. George Bradenburgh, George Kleine vs. George Bradenburgh, Lubin Mfg. Co. vs. George Bradenburgh, Pathe Freres vs. George Bradenburgh, Selig Polyscope Co. vs. George Bradenburgh, Vitagraph Co. of America vs. George Bradenburgh, Vitagraph Co. of America vs. John Wright, Biograph Co. vs. George Geaneas & Bro., Edison Mfg. Co. vs. George Geaneas & Bro., Municipal Court, City of May 19, 1911 New York, District Jacksonville, Fla. Mar. 1911 Common Pleas, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania 1911 Municipal Ct., City of N. Jan. 6, 1913 Y., District Municipal Ct., New York Nov. 6, 1912 City, 1st District