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Mark Ratering
New study says online piracy isn’t hurting entertainment industry

For years, the entertainment industry has argued that online piracy has devastated business for movies, music and gaming. But a new policy brief from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) says that not only does piracy not hurt the creative industry but it is actually helping. M...

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Roy Street

I am not surprised that the mega-rich entertainment industry is doing well in the face of whatever piracy is out there. However, as an author who writes popular fiction, every single stolen book hurts...

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Richard "RB" Botto
World's Greatest Actor?

Daniel Day Lewis the WORLD'S GREATEST ACTOR (echo, echo, echo) according to TIME. Agree? http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2012/10/another_time_de.php

Guy Hepworth

C'mon folks, as the diverse reaction shows, this is such a subjective question that everyone will have a different answer! We are in the "Arts" and art is subjective therefore the worlds best actor ca...

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Richard "RB" Botto

At an angle to this topic, but a fun piece of reading nonetheless, here's an interview with the great Christopher Walken: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/dec/02/christopher-walken-interview...

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Greg Marsh

Thanks for this reminder Richard - Christopher Walken is one of those special actors who can make you twist and turn with just a slight facial movement and has never seemed to fall into the trap of st...

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L.M. Butler

Daniel Day- Lewis is one of the greats. Loved him "There Will Be Blood" Not sure if I'd call him 'the' greatest.

Kyle Wilkinson

it is a fair statement. he's the best of his generation.

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