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 #:
000566
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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3418 Alfred D. Brick, Direct Examination. 1 Thereupon ALFRED D. BRICK, the next witness called by Petitioner in rebuttal, of lawful age, being first duly sworn by the Examiner, deposed as follows : Direct examination by Mr. Grosvenor: Q. Mr. Brick, what is your occupation? A. I am a perforator. Q. Are you engaged in the motion picture business? A. Yes, sir. Q. With what company are you connected? A. The Uni 2 versal Film Manufacturing Company. Q. Are you familiar with the type of film that is used in cameras and for developing pictures by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company? A. Yes, sir. Q. I show you a strip of film, being marked "Petitioner's Exhibit No. 278 for Identification." Please state if that is a type of the negative or positive film used by you, and if so, which is it? A. This is a type of film, negative film, which goes into the camera. Q. From what source is that sample that I have shown you (Petitioner's Exhibit No. 278) obtained? A. From 3 the regular stock. Q. And from whom do you get your regular stock? A. From the Eastman Kodak Company. Q. Is this in the condition it is in when received by you from them? A. Y^es, sir, that is its condition. Q. What is done by your company to this film before it is put in the camera? A. Just perforated, sir. Q. Do you do anything else to it? A. No, sir. Q. I show you "Petitioner's Exhibit No. 279 for Identification." Please state whether or not that is a sample of the positive film which you use. A. This is a sample of the positive film which we use. <l And where do you get the positive film from? A. From Hie Eastman Kodak Company. Q. Do you do any tiling to this film before it is used as positive film? A. No, only it is printed on. Mr. Grosvenor: I offer both of these exhibits in evidence. "Petitioner's Exhibits Nos. 278 and 279'' were left by the Examiner in the custody of Petitioner's counsel, by consent of counsel.