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 #:
000696
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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CV1 GENERAL INDEX. Thomas, Horace M. : vol. page Direct Examination V 2745-2749 Cross Examination 2749 Redirect Examination 2749-2750 Recross Examination 2750 Redirect Examination 2750 Thorp, Edgar A. : Direct Examination II 1082-1087 Cross Examination 1087-1089 Tredick, Alton : Direct Examination IV 2254-2261 Cross Examination 2261-22G2 Cross Examination 2401-2405 Redirect Examination 2405-2406 Recross Examination 2406-2407 Van Ronkel, Ike : Direct Examination IV 2228-2243 Cross Examination 2243-2254 Redirect Examination 2254 Vitagraph Company of America: Agreement, Preliminary, for Assignment of Patents between the Patents Co. and the Vitagraph Co., dated Dec. 18, 1908; Petitioner's Exhibit 5 I 16 License Agreement under Camera and Film Patents, Patents Co. and Vitagraph Co., Dec. 18, 1908, similar to Exhibit 3 to Petition; Peti1 ioner's Exhibit 6 I 23 Agreement between Edison Mfg. Co. and Vitagraph Company of America, dated Jan. 31, 1908; similar to Exhibit 1 to Answer of T. A. Edison, Inc.; Petitioner's Exhibit 1)2 I 356