AnonJr
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621 Posts |  Posted - 10 May 2007 : 06:14:59  
| You would think that an industry group like the MPAA would hire people with good math skills.... who would have thunk it?
Here's the original TechDirt article with links to their source articles:
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MPAA Math: 40% Plus 70% Equals?
by Mike Masnick
Thu, May 10th 2007
Ah, the MPAA and its ability to simply make up numbers continues. Last week, we noted that the MPAA was claiming that New York City was where 40% of camcorded movies came from, following earlier claims that 50% came from Canada. However, now that NYC has passed a law with tougher crimes for camcording (note this last passed just last week), apparently, the MPAA can now shift its numerical focus to Canada. Michael Geist points out that along with Warner Brothers' pointless decision to stop promo screenings in Canada, the studio is claiming that 70% of camcorded movies now come from Canada. 70%? Considering they were unwilling to back up earlier reports claiming 30%, 40% and 50% don't expect them to explain the 70% number either. However, we are wondering how the movie industry adds up the 70% coming from Canada with the 40% coming from New York City (not to mention all the camcorded movies from elsewhere) and still come up with 100%. Is there a reason that reporters never bother to ask the MPAA and its studio members to actually back up any of this stuff?
As much as I love TechDirt, I should add that some of the comments get rather foul... so read the original at your own risk. |
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