February 2, 1909
The Paris Film Congress opens, an attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPPC cartel in the United States.
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On February 2, in the year 1909:
The Paris Film Congress opens, an attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPPC cartel in the United States.
The Motion Picture Patents Company, founded in December 1908 and effectively terminated in 1915 after it lost a federal antitrust suit, was a trust of all the major American film companies and local foreign-branches, the leading film distributor and the biggest supplier of raw film stock, Eastman Kodak.
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Why February 2, 1909 matters:
The Paris Film Congress opens, an attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPPC cartel in the United States.
What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.
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Historical context: February 2, 1909
The 20th century brought rapid advances in health, communication, science, and technology that reshaped everyday human experience.
The event on this day: The Paris Film Congress opens, an attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPPC cartel in the United States.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Patents_Company (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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