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Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Quotation
I have lost more money to creative accounting, and American workers have lost more jobs to runaway production, than anything associated with what the MPAA calls piracy. Chris Dodd is lying about piracy costing us jobs. Hollywood’s refusal to adapt to changing times is what’s costing the studios money. That’s it.
— Actor Will Wheaton, slamming the MPAA for spreading misinformation in response to what its operatives say is misinformation.