The REAL show business 101

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The real Hollywood 101

By Deborah Netburn and Patrick Day Times Staff Writers

February 6, 2007

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Today the Motion Picture Association of America trade group holds "The Business of Show Business": a daylong primer on movie industry economics. Directors and moguls will teach members of Congress, federal and state officials, and think tank scholars about the finances of the Hollywood players that make large donations and hold the huge fundraisers. But if the people who work in politics want to really understand the people who work in entertainment, we suggest they make a quick study of our points.

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