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Posted: 11/28/06 8:26AM ET
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The MPAA is lobbying to require home theaters (Defined as "any home with a television larger than 29 with stereo sound and at least two comfortable chairs, couch, or futon") be registered and sanctioned by the MPAA by paying a $50 fee or "face fines up to $500,000 per movie shown."
It doesn't matter to them that you have PURCHASED the DVD to them with a license that currently reads that the movie is licensed for in home viewing.
WHAT THE ... ?
story
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:29AM ET
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bunk link
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:30AM ET
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Ha! If that ever becomes law, we should just disolve our government and start from scratch because there will be no hope left for any of us.
"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"
WTF?!? This can't be for real.
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:31AM ET
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sorry
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/11/home-theater-regulations.html
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/11/home-theater-regula
tions.html
if the link is dead, it's been slashdotted...
Monday, November 27 12:00 AM ET
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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Posted: 11/28/06 8:32AM ET
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if it were on the onion i would be a little less antsy
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:32AM ET
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yeah link didnt work for me either.
But yeah, there is no way the Gov would or should ever let this pass, and if they did it wouldnt be the first thing i did in my life without government consent
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:34AM ET
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Related News:
MPAA to Thwart Pirates by Making All Movies Suck
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:34AM ET
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Good fucking luck enforcing that law. What a waste.
The MPAA, like the RIAA, seem to think that fighting it's customers and making them angry is the best way to do business. I think the sun in LA had fried thier brains
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:36AM ET
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It's satire; don't freak out.
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:38AM ET
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Related stories:
MPAA to Thwart Pirates by Making All Movies Suck
Sony Unveils New Self-Destructive DVD Player
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:41AM ET
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WOW!!!
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:42AM ET
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"It's satire; don't freak out."
um...ok...
boy, satire is supposed to be funny though...
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:46AM ET
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The MPAA need to come back to earth. It really amazes me how stupid an entire group of people can be. Do they really think this will ever happen? Who is this fucker, Dan Glickman?
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:52AM ET
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satire for smart people... hahaha get a job mod
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:57AM ET
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haha. got me. Honeslty, the riaa is that stupid. It's not a far stretch to believe that the mpaa is the same.
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Posted: 11/28/06 8:58AM ET
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Clue up, folks, BBspot is a satire website... and it is indeed a well-written piece of satire, at that. Satire doesn't have to be funny to be effective:
Satire is when human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods, sometimes with an intent to bring about improvement.
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Posted: 11/28/06 9:09AM ET
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That is hilarious.
Bump for all the stupid nouveau hippies who are wondering if their papasans break the comfort threshold...
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Posted: 11/28/06 10:27AM ET
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"hahaha get a job mod"
got one: owning the news!
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