Guest #1 February 1, 2007 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. -------------------- Just kidding, folks. It's a satirical piece from BBSPOT See also Snopes. Funny as it is, it really isn't that far-fetched. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Botellines 0 #2 February 1, 2007 It is not at all far fetched. In Spain the intellectual propertry group not being able to stop piracy has convinced the government to tax any hardware susceptible to hold pirated content, like DVD blank discs, MP3 players, etc. Getting themselves the benefits. Now they are looking into taxing more hardware and internet conexions Check out this www. Sorry in spanish.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loonix 0 #3 February 1, 2007 You had me until the motiondetectors. hehe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mfrese 0 #4 February 1, 2007 This one may be a satire, but you missed the TRUE article on the same page here . Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
mfrese 0 #4 February 1, 2007 This one may be a satire, but you missed the TRUE article on the same page here . Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
