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Film Production Basics
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Film Production Basics
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ABSTRACT
As great a tool as the internet is for learning, research, and mass communication, it is also one of the most insidious devices ever created. In the ever-expanding internet world, the 'hive mind' is becoming ever more pervasive. The internet has been a major source of piracy that has robbed film and music distributors of billions of dollars' worth of revenues, to such an extent that it has virtually destroyed the music business. Hopefully, our government won't allow the majors and conglomerates to monopolize the internet and new and emerging media, as they have all other forms of distribution. The problems that plague wikis also affect other databases that rely mainly on user input, such as IMDb. Meanwhile, the FBI and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the trade group that claims to represent the US recording industry have proved almost powerless to stop the raging epidemic of online piracy.