Self-described Hollywood “fat cat” Peter Chernin will take the stage at Comdex in Las Vegas on Tuesday to deliver the technology megashow’s first keynote by a media executive.
As president and COO of the News Corporation, and also as chairman and CEO of the Fox Group, Chernin oversees an international network of news and entertainment companies.
Chernin’s message: The key to a tech sector revival is solving Hollywood’s piracy problems.
“I am going to say two broad things,” Chernin said in a telephone interview. “Number one, the stealing or looting of digital content is a bad thing. Stealing’s bad. Stop doing it.”
“People say it’s a bunch of fat cats in Hollywood getting what they deserve. Sure, there are a few fat cats, like me,” he joked. “But there are thousands and thousands of people involved in the creation of content. Their careers are absolutely being affected.”
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