Edison Trust
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Edison Trust was a powerful early 20th-century American film industry monopoly that controlled key motion picture patents and sought to dominate movie production, distribution, and exhibition.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business cartel
ⓘ
film industry monopoly ⓘ motion picture patent trust ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MPPC ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Motion Picture Patents Company ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| basedOn |
patents for motion picture cameras
ⓘ
patents for motion picture projectors ⓘ patents for raw film stock ⓘ |
| controls |
licensing of motion picture equipment
ⓘ
licensing of raw film stock ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1915 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | United States federal court decision ⓘ |
| dissolvedFor | violation of antitrust law ⓘ |
| endTime | 1915 ⓘ |
| founded | 1908 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Thomas Alva Edison
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Edison
|
| hasMember |
Biograph Company
ⓘ
Eastman Kodak Company ⓘ Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ Essanay Studios ⓘ George Kleine ⓘ Kalem Company ⓘ Lubin Manufacturing Company ⓘ Pathé ⓘ
surface form:
Pathé Frères
Selig Polyscope Company ⓘ Vitagraph Company of America ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| legalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| mainSubject | motion picture patents ⓘ |
| memberOf | General Film Company ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Thomas Alva Edison
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Edison
|
| operatingArea | United States film market ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
independent exhibitors
ⓘ
independent film distributors ⓘ independent film producers ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of motion picture patents
ⓘ
monopolization of film distribution ⓘ monopolization of film exhibition ⓘ monopolization of film production ⓘ |
| regulates |
film distribution
ⓘ
film exhibition ⓘ film production ⓘ |
| significantEvent | antitrust lawsuit by the U.S. government ⓘ |
| significantImpact |
encouraged relocation of filmmakers to Hollywood
ⓘ
shaped early American film industry structure ⓘ |
| startTime | December 1908 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Motion Picture Patents Company