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Show lM5t7M0l257O(.J7; ; I FACTS ii I & FIGURES ii The highest price ever paid for film rights is $9,500,000, announced on January 20, 1978 by Columbia Colum-bia for Annie, the Broadway musical based on the comic strip, Little Orphan Annie. Entertainment may soon become more expensive. As more people acquire video-cassette video-cassette recorders, the audience audi-ence for TV entertainment programs may dwindle. That makes it harder for the entertainment industry to sell their products to TV stations. That means the number of programs may fall and the price of each may rise. Most people feel that those who own videocassette recorders should be able to enjoy the technology in the comfort of their homes. But they also recognize that there is "no free lunch"; persons whose copyrighted property is videotaped should be reimbursed. In West Germany, copyright owners receive a royalty as compensation when their programs are copied. |