MPAA lobbying for home theater regulations

[mzkhadir]

BBSpot

 

[Ktulu]

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.

That's just about every house in America

 

[JackBurton]

I think if that guy proposed that in person, I'd have to punch him in the face!!

"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.

We need to have a middle finger emotion icon here at ATOT just for this reason alone!

 

[BobDaMenkey]

This has to be a bad joke:

"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.

 

[rh71]

This is funny.

 

[silverpig]

I hope you don't actually believe that's a serious article...


Bush proposes faith-based firewalls
MS buys evil from Satan

 

[JS80]

the site died

 

[JasonCoder]

"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"

What has this idiot been inhaling?

 

[dennilfloss]

You were 10 minutes late.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1966190&enterthread=y

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey
This has to be a bad joke:

"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.

What gives you the right to invites friends over?!!! If you do...you're um...STEALING! Yeah, that's right.

 

[JS80]

hmmm google says "BBSpot (satire)"

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
You were 10 minutes late.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1966190&enterthread=y

I feel slightly better.

 

[ajf3]

Agree - has to be a bad joke.

 

[BillGates]

good stuff!

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
You were 10 minutes late.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1966190&enterthread=y

I feel slightly better.

As was mentioned in the other thread, this was a joke, but seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if the MPAA got ahold of the story and said, "HEY, that is a GREAT idea!"

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Originally posted by: silverpig
I hope you don't actually believe that's a serious article...


Bush proposes faith-based firewalls
MS buys evil from Satan

No kidding... fake as hell BUT: you just know the MPAA is actually considering this now. Stupid bastards.

 

[child of wonder]

If our filthy politicians allow this monkey sh*t to pass it will be yet another domino down towards the death of liberty in this country and the official rise of corporations governing the people.

I wonder how much the American people will let big business rape them before they finally have the balls to do something about it? Our ancestors used to throw down over tea!!!!!!!

EDIT: wow.... thank god that it's only a joke.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

BBSpot strikes some more!

 

[Tiamat]

If this was real, which it isnt...

Oh well, just have multichannel sound then. The description doesnt specifically say "at least stereo sound" as it does with "at least two comfortable chairs".

 

[toekramp]

you guys are hilarious, bbspot = the onion

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: toekramp
you guys are hilarious, bbspot = the onion

This may be a joke....

However...dont think for a minute the MPAA/RIAA havent had this thought running in their heads.

 

[imported_Trippin315]

I thought it was funny as hell.

 

[MustISO]

Also anyone buying DVD's or renting movies from Netflix or BlockBuster, etc. has to pay $10 extra to cover the cost of possibly lending the movie to a neighbor.

 

[Jeff7]

It's kind of a sad statement though when people can take this kind of stuff seriously.

 

[thraashman]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
It's kind of a sad statement though when people can take this kind of stuff seriously.

I agree, the scary thing is that several people almost believed this because it's not too far off from the stuff that the MPAA and RIAA tries to pull. I do think this is a bit far fetched even for them ..... they'd just force tv manufacturers to add the $50 fee into the price of all tv's over 29" that are sold.