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At the time of the formation of the MPPC, [[Thomas Edison]] owned most of the major [[patent|patents]] relating to motion pictures, especially that for raw film. The MPPC vigorously enforced its patents, constantly bringing [[Lawsuit|suits]] and receiving injunctions against independent filmmakers. Many filmmakers responded by moving their operations to [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]], whose distance from Edison's home base of [[New Jersey]] made it more difficult for the MPPC to enforce its patents. Also, the proximity of Southern California to [[Mexico]] was convenient for Hollywood filmmakers; word that MPPC agents were traveling to California would usually precede the agents' arrival, allowing the filmmakers to flee to Mexico. Southern California was also chosen because of its beautiful year-round weather and varied countryside, which could stand in for deserts, jungles and great mountains.
The reasons for its decline are manifold. The most important ones are the misjudgement of consumer interest and the quick rise of the so-called [[Independent film|Independents]], who later became the [[Second Oligopoly]]. There were also [[United States
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