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MPAA Lobbying for Home Theater Regulations
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| dEsidEL |
an older article.. but humourously annoying nonetheless
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MPAA Lobbying for Home Theater Regulations
By Scott Small
Los Angeles , CA - The MPAA is lobbying congress to push through a new bill that would make unauthorized home theaters illegal. The group feels that all theaters should be sanctioned, whether they be commercial settings or at home.
MPAA head Dan Glickman says this needs to be regulated before things start getting too far out of control, "We didn't act early enough with the online sharing of our copyrighted content. This time we're not making the same mistake. We have a right to know what's showing in a theater."
The bill would require that any hardware manufactured in the future contain technology that tells the MPAA directly of what is being shown and specific details on the audience. The data would be gathered using various motion sensors and biometric technology.
The MPAA defines a home theater as any home with a television larger than 29" with stereo sound and at least two comfortable chairs, couch, or futon. Anyone with a home theater would need to pay a $50 registration fee with the MPAA or face fines up to $500,000 per movie shown.
"Just because you buy a DVD to watch at home doesn't give you the right to invite friends over to watch it too. That's a violation of copyright and denies us the revenue that would be generated from DVD sales to your friends," said Glickman. "Ideally we expect each viewer to have their own copy of the DVD, but we realize that isn't always feasible. The registration fee is a fair compromise.
The bill also stipulates that any existing home theaters be retrofitted with the technology or else the owner is responsible for directly informing the MPAA and receiving approval before each viewing.
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http://www.bbspot.com/archives/index_tech.html
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| patpicos |
that is ing retarded
i hope the dumb american congress is not dumb enough to pass this |
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| Jem_hadar |
wow. thats ing beyond words.
i cant even comment on this. |
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| djozzy |
| I think this came from www.slyck.com . which is anti-mpaa website. |
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| _EuG_ |
| just for this bull, i am gonna download movies and share them with all my friends |
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| urban_legend |
Corperate America at its best!!!!
consume consume consume, feed the economy so the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, man I love North America. Sometimes I wish I was hudled under a rock fleeing from bombs when this type of happens.
The Free World my ass, everything costs........ |
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| Kate Manus |
LOL!!!
If this is a fake story, it's a damn good & funny one.
If this is actually real, and it passes in Congress, it reaffirms that the US Congress & politicans are it's own worst enemy.
edit: this was pmoisse posting. |
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| psiico111 |
| This has to be a hoax. Okay, it doesn't have to be, but it better be. That's just ridiculous.:mad: :mad: :mad: |
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| kotsy |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
"Just because you buy a DVD to watch at home doesn't give you the right to invite friends over to watch it too." |
Un-ing-real. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| LOL this has to be fake |
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