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[QM024-F] United States of America v. Motion Picture Patents Company et al.

Title: [QM024-F] United States of America v. Motion Picture Patents Company et al.
Description: This folder contains material pertaining to an antitrust suit brought by the federal government against the Motion Picture Patents Co. The case was initiated in 1912 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. It was subsequently appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The selected items include the government's original petition; testimony by Frank L. Dyer at hearings held in New York City in November 1913; and memoranda from 1915 briefing Edison on the progress and settlement of the suit.
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/QM024-F
Identifier: QM024-F
Type: Legal
Rights: Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of: Legal Series -- Legal Department Records -- Motion Pictures -- Case Files
Alternative Title: United States of America v. Motion Picture Patents Company et al.
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 224

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