United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
GPTKB entity
Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
changed distribution practices in film industry
ruled against monopolistic practices Paramount's_practices_were_found_to_restrain_trade Paramount_was_forced_to_divest_its_theater_chains |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
No. 4
antitrust case |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkb:United_States_government gptkb:Washington,_D.C. ruled against the major film studios |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
May 3, 1948 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-World_War_II_America
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
part of a series of antitrust actions
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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| gptkbp:impact |
led to the breakup of the studio system
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
New_Deal_policies
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States
Paramount_Pictures,_Inc. |
| gptkbp:judges |
Justice_Jackson's_dissent
majority_opinion_written_by_Justice_Felix_Frankfurter |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_court
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
examined the effects of vertical integration
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
antitrust law dismantling of block booking practices monopoly in the film industry |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Sherman Antitrust Act
Film Antitrust Act |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
available in legal archives
often studied in law schools landmark antitrust ruling analyzed for its economic implications influenced future media regulations still cited in antitrust discussions today |
| gptkbp:outcome |
shifted_power_dynamics_in_Hollywood
Paramount's_vertical_integration_practices_were_deemed_illegal |
| gptkbp:precedent |
future antitrust cases in the film industry
regulation of vertical integration |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
United_States_v._Columbia_Pictures_Corp.
United_States_v._MGM United_States_v._Warner_Bros._Pictures,_Inc. |
| gptkbp:significance |
transformed_Hollywood's_business_practices
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| gptkbp:team |
remains a pivotal case in antitrust law
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