United States of America v. Motion Picture Patents Company and others (1914)

Record Details:

Title:
United States of America v. Motion Picture Patents Company and others
Date:
1914
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : United States. Government Printing Office
Volume:
United States of America v. Motion Picture Patents Company and others
Leaf #:
00029
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
December 21, 2023
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23 facturers. Defendants did not call a single independent manufacturer or distributor to testify as to the per cent of business done by the defendants or by the independents. Therefore, the record is barren not only of evidence from competitors as to the character of the competition conducted by defendants but also of any evidence from independent competitors as to the amount of independent competition that exists in the country. Defendants' counsel, however, point to the testimony of John Collier, of the national board of censorship (V, 2894, 2903, 2910, and 2940 to 2941). (Defendants' main brief, p. 275.) The figures he produced show that the number of reels produced by the licensed manufacturers has always exceeded the combined total of the Universal and the Mutual. However, the number of reels released does not accurately indicate the per cent of the production. Many positive prints are made from every negative produced by the licensed manufacturers. If they produce 62 new pictures a week there will be several thousand reels distributed, owing to the fact that there are thousands of theaters which take the licensed pictures. On the other hand, an independent manufacturer, not having the same means of distribution, may sell only a few copies of his picture. Therefore, a comparison of the weekly releases conveys no adequate idea of the amount of business done by the respective companies making the reels. The General Film Company is the most potent factor in the business, as