Motion Picture Patents Company
Have you ever watched a movie? Do you know all the people and things that go into making a movie? The Motion Picture Patents Company was a group of people who wanted to control how movies were made.
Imagine you and your friends like to play with toys, and you all have different favorite toys. But one day, a big kid comes and says they will be in charge of deciding which toys you can play with and how you can play with them. That's kind of what the Motion Picture Patents Company did with movies.
They said they owned the rights to certain technology used in making movies, like cameras and projectors. This meant that other people who wanted to make movies had to ask for permission and pay the Motion Picture Patents Company for the right to use their technology. This made it harder for other people to make movies because they had to spend a lot of money to get permission and use the technology.
Some people didn't like this because they thought everyone should have the right to make movies without having to go through this company. So eventually the Motion Picture Patents Company lost its control over the movie industry and people could freely make their own movies without having to pay them money to use their technology.
Imagine you and your friends like to play with toys, and you all have different favorite toys. But one day, a big kid comes and says they will be in charge of deciding which toys you can play with and how you can play with them. That's kind of what the Motion Picture Patents Company did with movies.
They said they owned the rights to certain technology used in making movies, like cameras and projectors. This meant that other people who wanted to make movies had to ask for permission and pay the Motion Picture Patents Company for the right to use their technology. This made it harder for other people to make movies because they had to spend a lot of money to get permission and use the technology.
Some people didn't like this because they thought everyone should have the right to make movies without having to go through this company. So eventually the Motion Picture Patents Company lost its control over the movie industry and people could freely make their own movies without having to pay them money to use their technology.