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Protecting Music, Film and Other Intellectual Property; Movie Jail; High Definition Porn

This week on The Business, we grill U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft about his new anti-piracy initiative. Then, we do not pass go, we do not collect $200, we go directly to "movie jail." And once again, we see how porn leads Hollywood into the digital future. Guests include US Attorney General John Ashcroft, Alan Gasmer, SVP of the William Morris Agency, Kevin Misher, past president of production at Universal Pictures, Digital Playground Founder Joone and Tim Connelly, publisher and editor of AVN, Adult Video News.

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By Claude Brodesser-Akner • Oct 18, 2004 • 30m Listen

This week on The Business, we grill U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft about his new anti-piracy initiative. Then, we do not pass go, we do not collect $200, we go directly to "movie jail." And once again, we see how porn leads Hollywood into the digital future. Guests include US Attorney General John Ashcroft, Alan Gasmer, SVP of the William Morris Agency, Kevin Misher, past president of production at Universal Pictures, Digital Playground Founder Joone and Tim Connelly, publisher and editor of AVN, Adult Video News.

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    Claude Brodesser-Akner

    Star-Ledger / NJ.com

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