Yes.
The movie industry is based in Hollywood because movie makers were trying to get away from Thomas Edison's patents (Thomas Edison was based in New Jersey). The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California was known to rule against patent claims.
More on this topic can be found at Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Patents_Company
The movie industry is based in Hollywood because movie makers were trying to get away from Thomas Edison's patents (Thomas Edison was based in New Jersey). The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California was known to rule against patent claims.
More on this topic can be found at Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Patents_Company