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MPAA Touts Record Year For Hollywood

Posted by kdawson on from the losing-money-but-making-it-up-in-volume dept.

proudhawk writes "A blog posting in p2pnet today catches MPAA boss Dan Glickman at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas crowing about Hollywood's profitable year: 'Today, we stand on a new mountaintop, and I have to say: I like the view... We had about 5 percent growth in both the domestic and worldwide box office, all-time highs on both fronts reminding us once again that good stories well told always find a place in our hearts, our lives and our local theaters.' What ever happened to the ravages of online piracy?"

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  1. Dream World by cjfs · · Score: 5, Funny

    What ever happened to the ravages of online piracy? The "reminding us once again that good stories well told always find a place in our hearts, our lives and our local theaters" should have clued you in they weren't talking about current movies ;)
  2. Re:You're looking at it wrong. by Blkdeath · · Score: 4, Funny

    This doesn't contradict the "ravages of piracy" at all. Instead, the MPAA will say, "See, look! We cracked down on pirates and had a record year! CRACK DOWN HARDER!", as a justification for their future activities.

    I'm listening to Leonard Cohen as I read your comment, and he just informed me that The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. Thats how it goes. Everybody knows.

    Prophetic, that man.

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  3. tikka masala for one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like you're making up for never having a date to take to the movies. :P

  4. Re:You're looking at it wrong. by tsa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even Jesus said something in that direction.

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  5. Re:Big surprise by The+Evil+Couch · · Score: 4, Funny

    There are actually some very high quality films coming out this year. Iron Man? The Dark Knight?
    Yeah. Good job, Hollywood. Way to take a chance on a pair of unknown characters, with only 50 years of history and associated revenues far into the millions each.

    I'm being facetious, of course; Iron Man's only been around for 45 years.
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  6. Re:scapegoat by SanityInAnarchy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seems to me the world would be a better place if they got that backwards one year.

    I wish I was in a position to organize just such a screw-up. Just swap the press releases...

    No, wait, I don't condone such underhanded tactics. May as well be blunt and honest. Where's my cluebat?

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