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Both hooks verified and within specs. Article newness, length, and overall policy compliance verified. QPQ done by nom and picture is under a free licence. Two issues: The passage: "Fourteen firefighters and three Los Angeles County sheriffs' deputies sustained minor injuries. The fire was put out
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UMG's accounting of its losses, detailed in a March 2009 document marked 'CONFIDENTIAL,' put the number of 'assets destroyed' at 118,230. Randy Aronson considers that estimate low: The real number, he surmises, was 'in the 175,000
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reported that 'a vault full of video and television images' had burned up, but added that 'in no case was the destroyed material the only copy of a work,' a claim attributed to Universal Studios officials.
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Reconfirming GTG. Good to go. Thank you Daniel. I had no doubt you would fix it. You actually improved it. Take care.
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a confidential report in 2009 by Universal Music Group estimated the loss at about 500,000 song titles
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after 12 hours, during which time firefighters encountered low water pressure." is unsourced. Also
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
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recently reported that, contrary to the claims of studio executives, the
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The UMG warehouse burns in 2008
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2008 Universal fire
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The New York Times reported that 'a vault full of video and television images' had burned up, but added that 'in no case was the destroyed material the only copy of a work,' a claim attributed to Universal Studios officials.
UMG's accounting of its losses, detailed in a March 2009 document marked 'CONFIDENTIAL,' put the number of 'assets destroyed' at 118,230. Randy Aronson considers that estimate low: The real number, he surmises, was 'in the 175,000 range.'
2008 Universal fire
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a confidential report in 2009 by Universal Music Group estimated the loss at about 500,000 song titles
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