Motion Picture Patents Company
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The Motion Picture Patents Company was an early 20th-century film industry trust that sought to control movie production, distribution, and exhibition in the United States through pooled patents and licensing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motion Picture Patents Company canonical | 7 |
| Motion Picture Patents Company trust | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
business cartel ⓘ film industry trust ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edison Trust
ⓘ
MPPC ⓘ |
| basedOn | pooled motion picture patents ⓘ |
| businessModel | patent licensing ⓘ |
| controlledActivity |
film distribution
ⓘ
film exhibition ⓘ film production ⓘ |
| controlledCompany | General Film Company ⓘ |
| controlledTechnology |
film stock
ⓘ
motion picture cameras ⓘ motion picture projectors ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declinePeriod | early 1910s ⓘ |
| dissolutionProcess | antitrust litigation ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1915 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | U.S. federal court decision ⓘ |
| founded |
1908
ⓘ
December 1908 ⓘ |
| foundedSubsidiary | General Film Company ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to rise of independent studios in Hollywood
ⓘ
early attempt to monopolize the American film industry ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
ⓘ
motion picture industry ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Thomas Alva Edison
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Edison
|
| legalForm | trust ⓘ |
| legalIssue | antitrust violations ⓘ |
| memberCompany |
Biograph Company
ⓘ
surface form:
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Biograph Company ⓘ Eastman Kodak Company ⓘ Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ Essanay Studios ⓘ George Kleine ⓘ Kalem Company ⓘ Lubin Manufacturing Company ⓘ Selig Polyscope Company ⓘ Star Film Company ⓘ Vitagraph Company of America ⓘ |
| monopolisticPractice |
exclusive licensing of patented film equipment
ⓘ
refusal to license independent producers ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
United States Department of Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
independent exhibitors ⓘ independent film producers ⓘ |
| purpose |
control motion picture distribution in the United States
ⓘ
control motion picture exhibition in the United States ⓘ control motion picture production in the United States ⓘ |
| regulates | use of 35mm film stock by licensees ⓘ |
| requires | license fees from producers and exhibitors ⓘ |
| subsidiaryRoleOfGeneralFilmCompany | film distribution monopoly ⓘ |
| timePeriod | silent film era ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Motion Picture Patents Company
this entity surface form:
Motion Picture Patents Company trust