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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. Re:Yarr. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You are a worthless person.

    Please go get a life.

    I hate poor people and pirates.

    Poor people suck! I bet you are stupid, too.

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