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 #:
000695
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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GENERAL INDEX. CV Stipulations, Continued: vol. page Stipulation as to Custody of Defendants' Exhibits Nos. 174 to 183, inclusive VI 3313 Stipulation as to Letters Patent, Defendants' Exhibits Nos. 185 to 201, inclusive VI 3320 Streyckmans, Hector J. : Direct Examination II 901 908 Direct Examination, Recalled VI 3347-3303 Cross Examination II 1120-1125 Struble, Cornelius D. : Direct Examination V 2789-2794 Super, Edward M. : Direct Examination IV 2107-2109 Cross Examination 2109-2112 Redirect Examination 2112 Surreruttal, Defendants' VI 3427-3434 Swaab, Lewis M. : Direct Examination II 800 827 Direct Examination, Recalled VI 3303-3304 Cross Examination II 877 900 Cross Examination 932 901 Swanson, William H. : Direct Examination I 293 323 Direct Examination 342 357 Direct Examination 475 478 Cross Examination 479 538 Cross Examination II 047 050 Cross Examination 742 708 Redirect Examination 708 709 Recross Examination 709 Talmadge, Arthur E. : Direct Examination VI 3250-3252 Cross Examination 3252