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 #:
000630
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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Xl GENERAL INDEX. Petitioner's Exhibits, Continued: vol. page 254 Two Articles printed in Moving Picture World Feb. 15, 1908, re the Buffalo Meeting, entitled "The United Film Service Association and the Film Manufacturers" and "The Platform of the Association" V 2494 255 Article printed in Show World March 21, 1908, entitled "Film Magnates in Chicago Conference; Edison Company Issues Important Statement" V 2520 256 Article printed in Show World March 28, 1908, entitled "Edison Fires Second Gun in Film Battle" V 2528 257 Article printed in Show World April 25, 1908, entitled "Important Bulletin of Film Association" V 2536 258 Article printed in Show World May 2, 1908, entitled "Film Association Announces Victory in Edison Litigation" V 2541 259 Article printed in Show World May 16, 1908, entitled "Film Battle Waged, in Court; Arguments Heard and War is Stayed by Agreement. Attorneys Consent to Truce," etc., by IT. J. Streyckmans V 2545 260 For identification. List of Theatres Us ing Service from the Atlanta, Ga., Branch of General Film Co., comprising eight sheets and a heading sheet, December, 1913 V 2574 261 For identification. List of Theatres Us ing Service from the Memphis, Tenn., Branch of General Film Co., also List of Independent Customers in Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and Missouri, comprising eight sheets, December, 1913 V 2574