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This review of Playing the Percentages (UT Press, 2024) offers a description and assessment of this new book about film distribution in the early 20th century.

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Media Industries
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2025-07-16
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https://doi.org/10.3998/mij.7874
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Intellectual Property Law
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This review of Playing the Percentages (UT Press, 2024) offers a description and assessment of this new book about film distribution in the early 20th century.

Media IndustriesVol. 12(2)
University of Michigan (US)
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Intellectual Property Law
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