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Harry Potter and the Entertainment Industry

Posted by michael on from the potter's-field dept.

VoidEngineer writes "In a surprisingly insightful article entitled Harry Crushes the Hulk, Frank Rich discusses how "Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix" beat out "The Hulk" and goes on to offer some insightfull and interesting comments on demographics, digital media piracy, file sharing and p2p networks, the iTunes store, and more... His conclusion? "[Consumers] may well be willing to pay for their entertainment -- if the quality is guaranteed and the price is fair."

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  1. Brilliant by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Troll
    "[Consumers] may well be willing to pay for their entertainment -- if the quality is guaranteed and the price is fair"

    Give that man a cee-gar. Billions of $$ spent on focus groups by Big Media and he figures out that we like to pay for what we like, and that sometimes we pay because we're just bored to death.

    Meanwhile, in our next story (which subscribers can already see!), a researcher in Australia has determined that most mammals cannot stand the taste of Clorox.

  2. I have been arguing this with the wife all day by westyvw · · Score: 2, Troll

    I read CS Lewis stories when I was a kid. They were fascinating. But why is this new thing sooo cool? I dont get it. My wife says its aimed at a lower grade audience, so why does she read it? I have read a few chapters of the HP and find it near tripe. I am not a fan of fiction anymore, I am an adult, and find the story to be a waste of time.

  3. WTF is up??? by Znonymous+Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    WTF is up with all these LOTR and Harry Potter stories? Are there any freaking computers in these movies? No.

    Can I get an amen, or can someone please explain why this belongs on /.?

    Thanks!

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  4. In the US they dumbed Philosopher down for locals by Quizo69 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sad but true - some bright spark in the US decided that Philosopher was too big a word for the Dubya generation, so instead all US versions of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" are called "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

    No wonder US children are regressing in their intellectual abilities compared to the rest of the world - they are being dumbed down by their elders!! Thanks George W "that's nucular" Bush.

    BTW for all you Americans - it's nuclear, there's no middle U!

    Quizo69

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