IP: interesting stat on size of Hollywood vs computing: which wouldyou guess is larger?

[David Farber <dfarber () earthlink net>]

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From: "Charles Arthur, The Independent" <carthur () independent co uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:35:16 
To: dave () farber net
Subject: interesting stat on size of Hollywood vs computing: which would
 you guess is larger?


A very good column (by a competitor, dammit) at
 http://www.observer.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,672840,00.html

includes this little tidbit:

"US domestic spending on computing technology is running at $600 billion a
year, while Hollywood generates a measly $35bn."

That's a factor of 20-1 - and the film industry is much small in most other
countries (apart from India) than the computer business.

Someone remind me again why Congress pays Hollywood any attention?

        Charles

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