How can the tech industry protect its political interests?

摘要

When Apple announced its quarterly results last month the tech world fell silent: yes we knew it was massive but $46.3billion with $13.1billion profit is insane. As well as Apple, Hollywood has a pretty good record with the numbers. Looking at the annual stats, and while I am comparing apples and pears a little, worldwide box office revenue for the companies that make up the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) increased by eight per cent between 2009 and 2010 to a record-breaking total of $3l.8billion in 2010.