Hollywood Enemy No. 1: France
Look, I like France. It’s my third-favorite country in Western Europe. Whoops. I forgot Lichtenstein! Okay, fourth-favorite.
But lately it seems like France is really out to get Hollywood, and American mass culture in general. What’s up with that? Consider:
– French court is hearing a flimsy-sounding case alleging that the screenplay for ‘Syriana’ was plagiarized.
– The French government is considering legislation that would break Apple’s cash-cow iPod-iTunes exclusive-download hold.
– Recently, French customs agents seized crates full of swag from the Showtime series ‘Weeds’ at the MIPTV convention in Cannes on the pretense that the paraphernalia promoted marijuana use.
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