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 (1912-1913)

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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:
1912-1913
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 7
Leaf #:
00011
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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AGREEMENTS Alphabetical Index by Parties No. Page Parties • Date 54 315 American Moving Picture Ma chine Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 13 Feb. 1909 2 8 American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. of New Jersey Armat Moving Picture Co. 19 Feb. 1904 10 36 American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. of New Jersey Henry S. Williams, N. Howland Brown, Morris Earle, Co-partners trad ing as Williams, Brown & Earle Kleine Optical Company Charles E. Dressier & Co. (a corporation) 18 Feb. 1908 11 41 American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. Armat Moving Picture Co. 21 Mar. 1908 17 88 American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 18 Dec. 1908 20 105 American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 18 Dec. 1908 31 248 American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 30 Dec. 1908 45 291 American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 26 Jan. 1909 59 344 American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 20 April 1909 1 3 American Mutoscope Co. Marvin, Casler, et al. 12 Mar. 1898 2 8 Armat Moving Picture Co. American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. of New Jersey 19 Feb. 1904 11 41 Armat Moving Picture Co. American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. 21 Mar. 1908 16 82 Armat Moving Picture Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 18 Dec. 1908 30 246 Armat Moving Picture Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 31 Dec. 1908 35 279 Armat Moving Picture Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 7 Jan. 1909 F 88 Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 18 Dec. 1908 20 105 Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 18 Dec. 1908 31 248 Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 30 Dec. 1908 45 291 Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 26 Jan. 1909 67 443 Biograph Co. General Film Co. 21 April 1910 78 457 Biograph Co. and Edison Mfg. Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 14 Feb. 1911 89 462 Biograph Co. Motion Picture Patents Co. 6 June 1912