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The Fall of the U.S. Consumer Electronics Industry: An American Trade Tragedy

by Philip J. Curtis. 346 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Philip J. Curtis

Publisher:

   Quorum Books

Place of Publication:

  Westport, CT  

Publication Year:

  1994
Subjects:   Zenith Radio Corporation, Rca Corporation, Radio Supplies Industry--United States, Television Supplies Industry--United States, Electronic Industries--United States
Table of contents
Contents
List of Exhibits and Appendices ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
1. The Age in Which the Electronics Conspiracies Began 1
Origins of General Electric 3
Growing Public Outrage against Big Business Trusts 4
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 6
General Electric and the New Antitrust Law 18
2. Zenith Challenges the Patent Racket 23
Who Was This Challenger, Zenith? 23
McDonald Joins the Partnership and Moves Zenith into National Prominence 25
Background of the Zenith Challenge 31
Zenith Declares War on the RCA Patent Racket 33
A New Front Is Opened in Chicago 46
Pretrial Discovery in Europe 54
Developments in Canada 69
Pretrial Preparation 70
3. Trial Is Imminent 75
Review of the Prospective Trial Evidence: Background and Origin of the Conspiracy 75
General Electric and American Marconi; RCA and David Sarnoff 79
The "Package License" Weapon Wielded by RCA 86
Zenith's Concern over the Government's Concern 92
The Settlement between Zenith and RCA et al. 97
4. "It Ain't Over Till It's Over" 103
Who or What Was Hazeltine? 104
Sarnoff's Revenge 106
The Japanese Television Cartel 108
The Dumping Case at Treasury 116
Abrogation of Timely Remedy 118
Cartel Lobbyists and Lawyers Scuttle Law Enforcement 119
Japan's New Political Influence Apparatus 148
5. Japanese Government Subsidies 153
Zenith Petitions for the Levy of Countervailing Duties 153
Zenith Files Suit over the Commodity Tax Subsidy 177
The Supreme Court Reviews the Case 179
6. The Final Battle: Matsushita et al. v. Zenith 185
Zenith Files Treble-Damage Case 187
How the Cartel Operated 191
The Twice-Ambushed Trial 199
The Aftermath 209
Justice Thurgood Marshall's Tragic Swing Vote 214
GE and RCA Exploit the Justice Department's "Anti-Antitrust" Policy 223
Conclusion 226
Afterword 229
Appendices 233
Bibliography 331
Index 335
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