If Movie Piracy Is Really A Problem, It's Hollywood's Fault

Courtesy Techdirt  Wed, 11/25/2009 - 13:48

The folks in Hollywood have been working overtime lately trying to convince the world that piracy is harming the industry , even as the industry is having its best year ever in terms of both money made and the number of movies released.

It's an uphill slog, so lobbyists, lawyers and execs from the various studios have resorted to what can only be described as "making stuff up." But, like the poor corn farmers that NBC Universal lawyers...

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