WME's Ari Emanuel Urges Google, Silicon Valley to Help Hollywood Fight Piracy
Hollywood Reporter Thursday 31st May, 2012
didn't mince words late Wednesday, urging Google and other technology players in Silicon Valley to help Hollywood figure out how to avoid piracy. But highlighting the delicate balance of power between the tech and entertainment worlds, he also highlighted that the talent agency has focused more and more on opportunities in the tech space and spent increasing amounts of time finding the next hot start-up. "We need Northern California to figu...
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