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)

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 #:
000671
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 21, 2023
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GENERAL INDEX. Melies, George and Gaston, Continued: vol. License Agreement between Patents Co. and George and Gaston Melies, dated June 0, 1912; similar to Exhibit 3 to Answer of Patents Co.; Defendants' Exhibit 17 Ill License Agreement, dated June 20, 1913, between Patents Co. and George and Gaston Melies, similar to Defendants' Exhibit 18 Ill Opinion in case of George Melies Co. v. Patents Co. and Others, October, 1912; Defendants' Exhibit 39 II Michael, Julius H. : Direct Examination II Cross Examination Milder, Max : Direct Examination V Cross Examination Redirect Examination Miles, Herbert: Direct Examination II Mogler., Joseph : Direct Examination V Morgan, Houston N. : Direct Examination V Cross Examination Morgan, Joseph P. : Direct Examination IV Cross Examination Redirect Examination Redirect Examination Recross Examination Morris, Samuel E. : Direct Examination V lxxxi PAGE 1309 1310 1191 1155-1159 1160-1162 2821-2831 2832-2838 2838 1218-1225 2795-2799 2768-2776 2777 2307-2312 2312-2311 2311 2315 2315 2650-2655