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Motion Picture Association of America

The Motion Picture Association is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America and known as the Motion Picture Association of America from 1945 until September 2019, its original goal was to ensure the viability of the American film industry. Wikipedia*

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Motion Picture Association of America has hosted 5 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1996 News Conference. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2012 with an average of 2,700 views per video. Most appearances with Chris Dodd (2).

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    Economy, Intellectual Property, and Piracy

    Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA) 2014 Creativity Conference. He talked ab…

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    Game Change

    A panel discussion was held on the film adaptation of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s book on the 2008 presidential electi…

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    President Reagan's Accomplishments

    The Motion Picture Association of America held an event honoring President Ronald Reagan’s legacy. Panelists discussed the pr…

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    The Economics of the Movie Industry

    A symposium was held on the impact of the American movie industry on the U.S. economy. After a video address from Governor Ar…

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