• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      I would be shocked (shocked, I say) if Hollywood wasn’t mostly a front for money laundering rings.

    • The_Lurker@lemmy.world
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      The whole reason the film industry is on the west coast is that they were trying to avoid paying for Edison’s patent on the motion picture camera. So, yeah, Hollywood was founded on IP violations.

    • HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      I mean yeah.

      Where do you think all the money for the biggest box office movies goes to? Like 3-5 people on top, then little goes to the main cast/crew, then quality fx and editing are an afterthought.