L.A. Times Scans China's $6 Billion Pirated DVDs Industry
Los Angeles Times reporter John Horn and Beijing-based colleague Dan Levin offer a highly entertaining and deeply sobering overview of the massive transacting of illegal DVDs in China. What’s most amazing is that even though titles like The Social Network can be had for as little as $1.22, annual pirated DVD sales in the country are estimated to total $6 billion. Adjusted for standard Hollywood admissions math, that’s more like $30 billion!
Right off the bat, the article frames the problem with a killer quote from a 26-year-old female PR professional, who probably would do the right, legal thing, if only she could.
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