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Besieged Movie Industry Suffers Record Takings

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the won't-somebody-please-think-of-the-children dept.

nagora writes "The BBC is reporting that the movie industry, in yet another illustration of just how much damage the Internet is doing to the long-suffering members of the MPAA, has just endured a record breaking $1Billion dollar takings for the single month of June. Clearly there is a desperate need to tighten up copyright laws in the face of this huge mountain of cash that is literally being metaphorically syphoned into the studios' pockets. How will they survive? "

2 of 837 comments (clear)

  1. Re:confusion? by Phybersyk0 · · Score: 0, Troll

    How the fuck do i get a "-1 Redundant" when i'm the first post-er to ask if the lead-in article was sarcasm or not?

  2. In related news ... by permaculture · · Score: 0, Troll

    Bill Gates in in despair as the EU fine him a zillion dollars. How will he cope with only $50 billion to keep him going?

    It was better than the alternative, though. The court wanted to divide Microsoft in two. One half to run the software business, and the other half to calculate Bill's wages.

    I'll get me coat.

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