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Why piracy works in one image and a quote

I rented a movie from Blockbuster the other day (Clash of the Titans, which I’d give 3 stars) and I was reminded of this image below that I originally saw on the web here. Click the image to see the full version. I also overheard the following conversation by a couple of teens in the [...]

Record sales for the motion picture industry despite piracy

Really interesting quote here from Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman Dan Glickman. …What a year! As John said, a 10% lift for the box office here at home…a 30% jump globally since 2005. Reversing a two-year trend, we have more people going to the movies…and more folks going more often…with a hard-core of [...]