Piracy in the Motion Picture Industry

by Kerry Segrave

Film piracy began almost immediately after the birth of the film industry. Initially it was a within-the-industry phenomenon as studios stole from each other. As the industry grew and more money was involved, outsiders became more interested in piracy. Stolen material made its way offshore since detection was less likely. Hollywood's major film studios vigorously pursued pirates and had the situation fairly well under control by the middle 1970s--not...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786414731
• ISBN13: 9780786414734
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher