Edison had given the
public light, and now was giving them entertainment; films
and music for the masses would surely more profitable than
electric light and much less trouble!
The explosive growth the phonograph and motion
pictures the turn the century revived the West Orange
complex and encouraged Edison pursue ambitious policy of
. Taking leaf out of
the book the Edison Electric Light Company, the
Manufacturing Company energetically defended its patent rights. "We have won" crowed the
Edison Manufacturing Company, convinced that only they had the
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right manufacture films and cameras. Edison now saw his 1893 motion picture invention in
the same class his incandescent lamp.
A court decision 1901 upheld Edison's original patents and
put his Company unassailable position control the
production motion pictures; the patents could now used to
drive the competition from the field.VIII- 1
CHAPTER EIGHT
AN INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE
Edison and his managers had every reason optimistic
about the new century; the phonograph business had finally
taken off and they were strong position dominate motion
pictures. The Edison Manufacturing Company was the foremost
manufacturer films and projectors Europe and the United
States
