Hollywood Courts Tech It Once Opposed

January 10, 2007 Hollywood Courts Tech It Once Opposed (AP)

LG's VX9400 mobile phones with Verizon V Cast Mobile TV service are shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

(AP) -- It looks like Hollywood and Silicon Valley have kissed and made up. The folks who make movies, TV shows and music have had an often hostile relationship over the years with the companies that make the cool new devices to display, record and move that content around.

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