Laws are implemented to benefit society and some of the laws passed can have a very profound effect on society as a whole or just certain individuals within society. The decisions made by our federal government have had and currently have an impact on Hollywood as well. The film industry is in the business of entertainment and education and has the ability to convey messages to people on a different level. With that being said, the government has had a hand in controlling how the industry goes about conducting it’s business and how it goes about relaying it’s messages. Two such examples are The United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. (1948) and The Hollywood Blacklist. In the mid nineteen forties, which was also the golden age of Hollywood,
