Illegal Activity
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Blackmail
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Date
1984
Document Type
legal filing
Model
gemini-2.0-flash-001
Processed
2026-02-07T18:41
Summary
The document describes the formation of the National Independent Theatre Exhibitors, Inc. (NITE) Film Fund to increase the supply of quality films to independent distributors. NITE contracted with Cinemavision for on-screen advertising and created SAFFCO to administer the program, with the goal of generating $42 million over four years.
Metadata
- Subject
- National Independent Theatre Exhibitors, Inc. (NITE) case
- Sender
- —
- Recipients
- —
- Document ID
- 748 F.2d 602
- Date
- 1984
Relationships 5
| Entity 1 | Relationship | Entity 2 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NITE | Employment/Leadership | James Thomas Patterson, Sr. | James Thomas Patterson, Sr. is NITE's president and a member of its board of directors. |
| NITE | Business | Cinemavision, Inc. | NITE entered into a four-year contract with Cinemavision, Inc. for the sale of advertising space. |
| SAFFCO | Business | NITE | SAFFCO contracted with NITE to administer the Film Fund program. |
| SAFFCO | Business | Cinemavision | SAFFCO contracted with Cinemavision to administer the Film Fund program. |
| SAFFCO | Employment | James Thomas Patterson, Sr. | SAFFCO would retain two percent of contributions as a profit margin to pay Patterson a salary. |
Notable Quotes 2
NITE decided that the solution for this problem was to increase the supply of quality films to the independent distributors.
The contract provided that at least fifty percent of the net revenues Cinemavision collected from its advertisers for the participating theatres would be paid directly to the Film Fund.
Financial Information
Amounts:$42 million
Transactions:
- NITE members contribute revenues generated by on-screen advertising to the Film Fund.
- Cinemavision pays at least fifty percent of net revenues to the Film Fund.
- SAFFCO retains two percent of contributions as profit.
Media & Journalist References
- Daily Variety, a leading trade newspaper, reported on the NITE Film Fund in a front-page story on April 26, 1977.
Raw Analysis JSON
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Themes
Business dealingsFinancial transactions/money flowLegal matters/litigation
People 1
Organizations 3
National Independent Theatre Exhibitors, Inc. (NITE)Cinemavision, Inc.Screen Advertising Film Fund Corporation (SAFFCO)
Locations 1
United States
Text Analysis
- Tone
- Informative
- Purpose
- To describe the formation and operation of the NITE Film Fund and related entities.
- Significance
- This document outlines the structure and financial arrangements of a film fund created by independent movie theatre exhibitors.
File Info
- File Name
- EFTA01363301.txt
- Dataset
- dataset_10
- Type
- Text
- Model
- gemini-2.0-flash-001
- Processed
- 2026-02-07T18:41:20.458158
- DOJ Source
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